Weather Vocabulary Words

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Across
  1. 2. An instrument used to measure temperature
  2. 5. An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth forming a circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
  3. 8. A scientist who studies the causes of weather and tries to predict it.
  4. 9. Layers of air surrounding the earth.
  5. 10. the study of weather
  6. 14. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
  7. 15. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time; Seasonal pattern of weather conditions in an area over many years; does not change rapidly
  8. 17. An instrument that measures atmospheric (air) pressure
  9. 18. an instrument that measures wind direction
Down
  1. 1. air is heavy, lower/cooler temperatures, clear skies, little or no precipitation
  2. 3. half of the earth
  3. 4. air is light, brings warmer temperatures, high cloud cover, high winds, much precipitation
  4. 6. An instrument used to measure precipitation
  5. 7. An instrument used to measure wind speed
  6. 11. Distance north or south of the equator
  7. 12. A balloon released into the atmosphere that carries a package of instruments to record data about temperature, air pressure, and humidity at a high altitude.
  8. 13. An instrument used to measure humidity
  9. 16. A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air