Weather Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• temperature : a measure of the average kinetic energy of air molecules
• groundwater : precipitation that soaks into the soil
• hydrosphere : all the water on earth's surface
• runoff : rivers, streams, creeks that take precipitation to the ocean
• condensation : water vapor turning back into liquid water
• fog : water droplets suspended close to earth's surface
• transpiration : plants releasing water through a process that is like sweating
• cloud : water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the sky
• stratus : flat, wide layered clouds
• cumulus : fluffy, heaped clouds
• evaporation : liquid water turning into water vapor
• weather : the atmospheric conditions of a place at a certain time
• humidity : amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
• dew point : temperature at which condensation can occur
• relative humidity : the amount of water the air can hold at a certain temperature
• precipitation : drops of water or ice crystals too heavy to stay in the cloud
• barometer : instrument used to measure air pressure
• cirrus : high altitude, wispy clouds