Weather Patterns Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. – Groups of tiny water droplets or ice crystals floating in the air.
  2. 4. – A scientist who studies and predicts the weather.
  3. 6. – The average weather of a place over a long period of time.
  4. 8. – Water that falls from the sky, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  5. 10. – The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, like temperature, rain, and wind.
  6. 12. – The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere where all weather happens.
  7. 16. – When liquid water warms up and changes into water vapor.
  8. 17. – Liquid water that falls from clouds to the ground.
Down
  1. 1. (air pressure) – The force of air pushing down on Earth’s surface
  2. 2. – The amount of water vapor in the air.
  3. 5. – How hot or cold something is.
  4. 7. – The layer of gases that surrounds Earth.
  5. 9. – The ability to cause change, such as heating air or moving wind.
  6. 11. – A fast-spinning column of air that touches the ground and can cause damage.
  7. 13. – A large, powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean water.
  8. 14. – When water vapor cools and changes into liquid water.
  9. 15. – Moving air.