Across
- 5. The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
- 6. A violent disturbance in the atmosphere
- 7. Band of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface
- 9. The boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not mix
- 11. Any form of water that falls from clouds
- 13. The continual movement of water among Earth's systems
- 14. A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
- 15. An overflowing of water in a normally dry area
Down
- 1. A swirling center of low air pressure
- 2. The temperature at which condensation begins
- 3. A tropical storm that has winds of about 119 kilometers per hour or higher
- 4. A scientist who studies the causes of weather and try to predict it
- 8. A long period of low precipitation
- 10. The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down
- 12. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface