Across
- 3. maximum quantity of water vapor that air can hold for its temperature and pressure
- 6. cloud forming a towering mass with a flat base at fairly low altitude; associated with thunderstorms
- 7. globular cloud masses often associated with fair weather
- 8. a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets
- 10. temperature to which a parcel of air would need to be cooled to reach saturation
- 12. Force exerted by the weight of the air above
- 13. high, white, and thin cloud
- 14. perceptible natural movement of air
Down
- 1. system of winds rotating outwards from an area of high atmospheric pressure
- 2. Instrument used to measure air pressure
- 4. instrument used to measure the speed of wind
- 5. A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface
- 6. system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low pressure
- 9. sheets or layers that cover much of the sky
- 11. general term for the amount of water vapor in the air