Weather Words

1. A low-lying extended gray cloud formation with a relatively flat bottom.
3. A large, fluffy, white cloud with a flat bottom.
6. A measure of the amount of water in the air.
7. The act of telling or trying to tell what will happen in the future.
8. The general weather conditions of an area
10. The loud cracking noise or low distant rumble that follows a flash of lightning.
12. A type of cloud that usually appears in the form of strings or threads.
14. Air as it moves naturally over the surface of the earth.
18. A white or gray mass of fine drops of water or ice high in the earth's atmosphere.
20. An instrument that measures the pressure of the atmosphere and is used to predict the weather.
22. The science that studies the earth's weather and atmosphere.
23. The act of water falling in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
25. Earth’s star, which gives us our heat.
26. Soft, white flakes of ice that fall from the sky to the earth; formed when water in the upper air freezes into crystals.

2. A measure of how hot or cold an object is.
4. Natural electricity produced in thunderclouds; appears as a bright flash or streak of light in the sky.
5. A clear liquid that has no taste or odor; takes the form of rain, rivers, oceans, and lakes and is a requirement for most forms of life.
9. A mixture of gases which we breathe in and out
10. An instrument used to measure temperature.
11. To turn from liquid into gas; in the form of vapor.
13. Drops of water that form in the clouds and fall from the sky to the earth.
15. A long period with little or no rain.
16. A form of energy, or the state of being very warm.
17. A powerful storm with heavy rains and winds that blow in a circle at very high speeds
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21. Stratus clouds when they are close to the earth.
24. A storm of very strong winds that form a cloud shaped like a funnel.