Weather Basics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• anemometer : the instrument that helps us determine the speed that the air is moving
• decreases : at higher altitudes, air pressure _ because there are fewer air molecules pressing down from above
• temperature : the average kinetic energy of molecules
• barometer : the instrument that helps us measure the air pressure around us
• high : when cool dense air presses down on earth, the air pressure is generally _ .
• humidity : amount of water in the air
• wind : air naturally moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure and this movement causes
• air density : the comparison of how heavy the air is to the space that it occupies
• low : when warm air rises away from earth, the air pressure is usually _ at the ground.
• hygrometer : the instrument that is used to measure water vapor
• condensation : water vapor will gradually lose energy and cool which allows is to be converted back into a liquid
• tilt : the _ of earth affects the amount of direct sunlight a specific area receives
• air mass : a large body of air with the same temperature and the same humidity
• direct : areas close to the equator will receive more _ energy from the sun
• sun : most weather is directed by this
• atmosphere : all the air that surrounds the earth
• weather : the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place over a short period of time
• air pressure : the weight of the air that is resting on earth’s surface
• evaporation : where liquid water absorbs energy and is converted into a gas or water vapor
• amounts : weather happens when different parts of earth get different _ of heat from the sun.