Weather and Climate

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 6. The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time (13)
  2. 8. A violent rotating windstorm (7)
  3. 9. Wetness in the atmosphere (8)
  4. 11. Spinning funnel of wind that touches the ground (7)

Down

  1. 1. The earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (11)
  2. 2. A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (9)
  3. 3. A dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity (12)
  4. 4. Whether it's rainy, sunny or windy outside (7)
  5. 5. The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time (7)
  6. 7. A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans (7)
  7. 10. The side that is forward or prominent (5)