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Across
  1. 3. - a sudden light fall of snow, blown in different directions by the wind
  2. 6. - to come from different directions and meet at the same point to become one thing
  3. 9. - ice that forms in the shape of a narrow cone hanging point down. It usually forms when liquid water from a sheltered or heated source comes in contact with below-freezing air and freezes more or less rapidly as it flows
  4. 10. – any instrument for measurinf the speed of wind
  5. 12. - rain that contains harmful acid which can damage the environment and is caused by chemicalsin the air, for example from cars or factories
  6. 13. - the physical process by which a liquid, such as water, is tranformed into a gaseous state, such as water vapor. It is the opposite physical process of condensation
  7. 17. - partly melted snow
  8. 18. - is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation
  9. 19. - a term used for an extemely dry climate. The degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture. It is considered the opposite of humid when speaking of climates
  10. 21. - the typical weather conditions in a particular area
  11. 23. - an arch of colors formed in the sky in certain circumstances, caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun's light by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere
  12. 24. - thermal water is heated naturally under the earth
  13. 26. - irregular and violent movements of air or water that are caused by the wind
  14. 28. - the amount of water contained in the air
  15. 30. – a short period of cold weather
  16. 31. - a poisonous blue gas that is a type of oxygen
Down
  1. 1. - a horizontal movement of water, such as the Gulf Stream off the east coast of North America, or air, such as the jet stream
  2. 2. - a gentle wind
  3. 4. - technical rain, snow etc that falls on the ground, or the amount
  4. 5. - (of air) with little oxygenof rain, snow etc that falls.
  5. 7. - refers to the water vapor content in the atmosphere, or the total water, liquid, solid or vapor, in a given volume of air
  6. 8. - technical a mass of air under low pressure, that usually causes rain
  7. 11. - a bright circle that is often shown above or around the heads of holy people in religious art
  8. 14. - one of several names for the twenty-four hour time which is used throughout the scientific and military communities. Other names for this time measurement are Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  9. 15. - a mass of very small drops of a liquid which float in the air, for example because the liquid has been heated
  10. 16. - a layer of soil that is always frozen in countries where it is very cold
  11. 20. - a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
  12. 22. - technical a type of weather condition in which the air nearest the ground is cooler than the air above it
  13. 25. - a very violent tropical storm
  14. 27. - a sudden strong movement of wind, air, rain
  15. 29. - condensation in the form of small water drops that forms on grass and other small objects near the ground when the temperature has fallen to the dew point, generally during the nighttime hours