Weather Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Weather & Climate has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
process of water being cycled through the atmosphere, ocean, and land
evaporation from plants
process as water vapor rises higher in the atmosphere
when water in clouds gets too heavy, water falls back to earth as rain or snow.
saturated soil forms pockets of water in the ground
when soil gets saturated by rain falling on land
when precipitation runs directly into rivers or streams
means ocean
this means warm
this means dry/land
a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
most complex front
fast moving warm air mass overtakes a slow moving cold air mass
fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass
when a warm and cold air mass meet and have a "standoff"
flying debris causes the most injuries in this type of storm
upward wind
when air is colder than 0 degrees Celsius, precipitation falls as this
a tropical cyclone that has winds of 119km/hr or higher
when rapidly heated air expands suddenly and explosively creating the sound of an explosion
