Across
- 4. A tool used to measure the direction of the wind.(two words)
- 6. a strong winter storm with high winds and heavy snowfall.
- 10. A scientist that studies weather.
- 12. Puffy white clouds that can signal fair weather or storms.
- 13. a huge and strong storm that forms over the ocean.
- 17. What the atmosphere is like at a given time and place.
- 18. The weight of the atmosphere on the Earth's surface.(two words)
- 20. What warm air does.
- 21. A tool used to measure wind speed.
- 23. a violent funnel shaped storm formed from thunderstorms.
- 24. Very tall clouds that often create thunder storms.
Down
- 1. A tool used to measure humidity.
- 2. Air moving in the atmosphere.
- 3. Solid precipitation that falls through cold air.
- 5. Solid precipitation that can start as snow or rain and freezes near the ground.
- 6. A tool used to measure air pressure.
- 7. the type of weather instrument pictured on the back of the truck on page 197.
- 8. Flat layered clouds that cover most of the sky.
- 9. The long-term weather conditions of a place.(check page 210)
- 11. Liquid precipitation.
- 14. Large bodies of air with the same temperature and moisture properties. (two words)
- 15. Thin fair weather clouds.
- 16. The amount of water vapor in the air.
- 19. The boundary between two air masses.
- 22. Solid precipitation that usually falls during thunderstorms.