Earth, Ocean, and Weather Systems Crossword

a storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters
small, icy balls that fall from the sky
a region of low pressure with counter-clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm
extremely cold climate located near the North and South Poles and on the tops of mountains; receives very little precipitation and has no trees
a measure of how much water is in something
the slow warming of Earth's atmosphere due to climatic change
a low-lying cloud characterized by a thin, layered, sheet-like appearance
are high-level clouds appearing as a formation of small masses of white or pale blue, fleecy clouds in a globular, wavelike, rippled pattern, usually in regularly arranged groupings
the quality of being hot; high temperature
dark, low-level clouds accompanied by light to moderately falling precipitation
thin, wispy-looking clouds; commonly found at heights greater than 6 km
large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies; can develop into cumulonimbus clouds
atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer
the movement of air due to atmospheric pressure differences
a hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean