Weather Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. long periods of unusually low precipitation
  2. 4. this type of cloud forms less than two kilometers above the ground, but can rise upward to up to 18 kilometers
  3. 5. drops of water that are at least 0.5 millimeters in diameter
  4. 6. ice particles that are smaller than 5 millimeters in diameter
  5. 8. the process by which water molecules in liquid water escapes into the air as water vapor
  6. 9. any form of water that falls from clouds that falls to Earth's surface
  7. 10. round pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters in diameter are called hailstones
  8. 13. rain that does not freeze when in the air, but freezes when it touches a cold surface
  9. 15. ice crystals that fall from the sky called snow
Down
  1. 1. this type of cloud forms in flat layers and form low under about 3 kilometers
  2. 2. condensation the process in which molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water
  3. 3. the temperature at which condensation begins
  4. 7. the percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular tempature
  5. 11. the process by which water molecules in liquid water escapes into the air as water vapor
  6. 12. this type of cloud forms only at high levels, above about 6 kilometers, where temperatures are very low
  7. 14. an open ended can or tube that collects rainfall