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Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Weather
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ROTATION
CIRROSTRATUS
STRATUSCLOUDS
AIRPRESSURE
WATERVAPOR
ROTATES
ANEMOMETER
EQUATOR
RAINGAUGE
GLOBALWARMING
FLASHFLOODS
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1.  Earth is closest to the sun on the third day of ____.
2.  The weight of air of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth. (2 words)
5.  A wind blowing from the south to the north is call a ____ wind.
7.  The season in the Southern Hemisphere when the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun.
8.  The number of miles a thunderstorm is from you can be calculated by counting the number of seconds between the lighting and thunder. The number of seconds divided by ____ is the approximate number of miles the thunderstorm is from you.
10.  Thunder travels at the speed of ____.
12.  
Thin and wispy clouds that are high in the sky. They are often formed ahead of a storm (usually an advancing warm front). These clouds are thin enough that the sun and moon can usually shine light through them.
13.  This can be caused by intense rainfall, the failure of a dam, or the thaw of an ice jam. (2 words)
15.  An imaginary line that divides Earth between its two hemispheres.
18.  The earth ___ on its axis once every 24 hours.
20.  In the winter, the Sun's rays strike Earth at a greater ____ than during the winter.
21.  Strong tornados form in a low cloud that lies just below a thunderstorm, known as a ____ cloud.
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2.  A device that can be used to measure wind speed.
3.  When water changes among its gas, liquid, or solid phases, ____ is either added or taken away.
4.  A device that measures precipitation. (2 words)
6.  The rise in the earth's temperature that may be a result of the increase of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the air. (2 words)
9.  The season in the Northern Hemisphere when the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun.
11.  Lightning travels at the speed of ____.
14.  Night and day occur on Earth because of the Earth's ____.
16.  A type of front where the colder air advances and takes over the warmer air.
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Layered or stratified clouds. (2 words)
19.  In the northern hemisphere, vernal (or spring) equinox occurs on ____ 20.
22.  ____-pressure areas usually bring dry weather.
23.  When water is in the form of a gas in the atmosphere, it is known as ____. (2 words)
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Clouds that are high in the sky and can be a sign that precipitation is on the way. They are usually thin and often have a fibrous appearance.

 

Answer Key
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EATI
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4R
AINGAUGE
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UP
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LOBAL
7W
ARMING
URIE
8F
TYN
9S
UMMER
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OTATION
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OLDERDQ
ARU
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18R
ATUSCLOUDSA
19M
20A
RCHOST
NFTT
21W
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IGHLA
23W
ATERVAPOR
LOTAL
EOETL
DS
24C
IRRUS
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