Water Cycle and Weather Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• water cycle : the process by which water moves through the earth and the atmosphere.
• precipitation : water that falls to earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
• condensation : the process of changing from a gas to a liquid.
• solid : a state of matter in which the substance has a definite shape and a definite volume.
• snow : atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals.
• ocean : a large body of salt water.
• reservoirs : water _ : a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use.
• wind speed : how fast the air is moving measured by anemometer.
• hail : type of precipitation that is made up of small balls of ice, which occurs during warm weather storms.
• gas : a state of matter in which the substance takes both the shape and volume of its container.
• evaporation : the process of changing from a liquid to a gas.
• precipitation : rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky. it can be measured using a rain gauge.
• humidity : the amount of wetness or water vapor in the air measured by a hygrometer.
• temperature : measure of heat (in the atmosphere) using a thermometer.
• sleet : a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow, which occurs in cold temperatures.
• liquid : a state of matter in which the substance has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.
• barometric : _ pressure - atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer.
• weather : the daily atmospheric and environmental conditions in a location.
• wind direction : where the air is blowing towards.
• climate : the general type of weather conditions in an area averaged over a long period of time.