Weather Factors

3. Fluffy, white, cotton ball clouds that do not lead to precipitation.
5. A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air. Measured with a hygrometer.
6. The process by which water is changed from a liquid to a gas; a stage of the water cycle.
10. White, feathery, high clouds that are made of ice that do not lead to precipitation.
13. A form of water (hail, rain, sleet, snow) that condenses in the atmosphere and falls to Earth’s surface.
14. Gray clouds that cover the sky and can produce light rain, sleet, or snow.
15. The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
16. The imaginary circle around the earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles.

1. Dark, puffy, tall storm clouds that are dark grey in color and can produce light to heavy rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
2. What powers the water cycle.
3. The process by which water is changed from a gas to a liquid; a stage of the water cycle. How clouds are formed.
4. The layer of air or other gases around it. In the water cycle, it causes the water vapor to cool down.
7. The weight of the air pushing down on Earth. Measured with a barometer.
8. Where air is moving to and from as measured by a wind vane.
9. Where most of the water on Earth evaporates from.
11. The continuous movement of water through the environment by evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
12. How fast or slow the air is moving as measured by an anemometer.