Across
- 3. the atmospheric temperature
- 5. an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind
- 6. the moment of air
- 10. clouds that are uniform and flat, producing a gray layer of cloud cover
- 15. a narrow violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground
- 16. a dense, towering vertical cloud
- 17. a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time
- 19. one of our gases
- 20. water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere
- 23. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
- 24. a weather front or transition zone between two air masses when both air mass is advancing into the other
- 25. an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind
- 26. a device for collecting and measuring the amount of rain which falls.
- 27. water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer
- 30. when a liquid becomes a gas
- 31. period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
- 33. a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow
- 34. occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage
- 35. an instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor in air, in soil, or in confined spaces
Down
- 1. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it
- 2. rain that freezes on impact with the ground or solid objects
- 4. amount of water vapor present in air.
- 7. clouds that are dark, grey, featureless layers of cloud, thick enough to block out the Sun
- 8. the leading edge of a cooler mass of air at ground level that replaces a warmer mass of air
- 9. to measure temperature
- 11. a deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow
- 12. a density discontinuity located at the leading edge of a homogeneous
- 13. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean
- 14. overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines
- 16. clouds which have flat bases and are often described as "puffy", "cotton-like"
- 18. instrument that is used to measure air pressure
- 21. cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks
- 22. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility
- 28. what we use to breathe
- 29. a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface
- 32. a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail