Weather Terms

3. A mixture of snow and rain
8. The amount of water vapor in the air
11. cloud-forming wispy, filamentous, and tufted streaks
12. A cloud close to the ground
15. An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal amount
16. A storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and hail
17. An instrument to measure wind
18. A storm with high winds, intense cold, and heavy snow
19. gauge A device for collecting and measuring the amount of rain that falls
20. Flat, grey, and white cloud
22. A natural movement of air

1. An instrument to measure air pressure and show when the weather changes
2. The temperature to which the air must cool for it to become completely saturated with water.
4. An instrument that measures the temperature
5. A process when a liquid turns into a gas
6. An instrument that measures humidity in the air
7. Forms 78 percent of the atmosphere
8. Water that falls from the sky
9. Solid ice that forms inside thunderstorms
10. Is water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it
13. Forms 21 percent of the atmosphere
14. A heap, mass, and pile cloud
21. Falling to the ground as light white flakes