Across
- 3. A measure of how hot or cold something is
- 4. Liquid water droplets that hang in the air
- 6. The name of the mixture of gases that surrounds a planet
- 9. Water vapor is caused by this
- 11. When liquid water falls from the clouds onto the ground
- 12. Precipitation can occur as rain, hail, sleet, and ____
- 14. The movement of air ina certain direction
- 15. The _____ cycle helps explain the movement of water
- 17. Overflowing water that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
- 18. A scientist who studies weather
- 19. Water that is found underground
- 20. Storm with higher wind speeds than a hurricane but less total damage
Down
- 1. An air ______ rises until it’s temperature with the surrounding air is equal
- 2. The layer closest to Earth
- 4. Which comes first, precipitation or condensation?
- 5. A measure of how of much water vapor is in the air
- 7. Large, powerful storm that occurs over big bodies of water
- 8. The study of weather
- 10. The most common type of storm
- 13. Conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place
- 16. Excess water that doesn't soak into the ground and flows over the land