Across
- 3. The layer of the atmosphere where weather happens
- 5. A rising parcel of air expands because the air ________ falls with elevation
- 6. The people who study weather patterns over a SHORT period of time, as well as atmospheric patterns
- 10. What part of the water cycle is the opposite of Evaporation
- 13. Conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place
- 14. If a unit of air is warmer than its surrounding air, it will be ____ dense
- 15. Something that is similar that happens over and over again
- 16. What part of the water cycle turns liquid water into water vapor
- 20. When water from the atmosphere collects in rivers, lakes, oceans, and streams
- 23. When water from the atmosphere absorbs in the roots of plants and then gets released as Vapor through the leaves
- 24. The ability to make things move or change
- 26. A group of loosely connected ice crystals
- 28. Water vapor is a ___
- 29. A mixture of gases surrounding a planet
- 30. Cloud at ground level
Down
- 1. When water from the atmosphere falls
- 2. An air parcel __________ when it is warmer than the surrounding air
- 4. When a tropical storm reaches a constant speed of 74 miles per hour
- 7. An air parcel _______ when it is cooler than the surrounding air
- 8. A unit Of Air that moves as a unit
- 9. If the Air parcel has more water vapor, is ______
- 11. If the inside of the air parcel is ______ than the surrounding air, it will rise
- 12. The study of weather over time
- 17. What causes most rivers and lakes to evaporate?
- 18. A violently rotating column of air, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm
- 19. The natural movement of air at any velocity
- 21. To move from one object to another
- 22. A rotating column of air that forms over water
- 25. A sudden electrostatic discharge typically during a thunderstorm
- 27. A mass of water droplets suspended in the atmosphere