Weather Words

2. tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night, when atmospheric vapor condenses.
4. the frozen water part of the Earth system.
6. make (something) denser or more concentrated.
10. protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.
11. the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 32 miles (50 km) above the earth's surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere).
12. layer a layer in the earth's stratosphere at an altitude of about 6.2 miles (10 km) containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun.
13. the star around which the earth orbits.
14. a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
15. vapor or aqueous vapor is the gaseous phase of water. It is one state of water within the hydrosphere.

1. the state or quality of being humid.
3. the process of a liquid slowly passing through a filter.
5. the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
7. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
8. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.
9. zone n the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate.