Weather Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. solid precipitation that falls through freezing air
  2. 5. vane a tool used to measure wind direction
  3. 8. the amount of water vapor in the air
  4. 9. liquid precipitation that falls through warm or cool air
  5. 10. pressure the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth’s surface
  6. 11. a scientist who studies the weather
  7. 12. the long-term weather patterns of a place
  8. 13. a tool used to measure wind speed
  9. 17. a tool used to measure humidity
Down
  1. 1. measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator
  2. 3. moving air
  3. 4. zone an area that has similar average temperatures and precipitation throughout
  4. 5. balloon tool used to measure weather conditions high in the atmosphere
  5. 6. solid precipitation made of layers of ice that usually falls during a thunderstorm
  6. 7. what the atmosphere is like at a given time and place
  7. 14. imaginary line that divides Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
  8. 15. precipitation that begins as rain or snow and freezes near the ground
  9. 16. a tool used to measure air pressure