Weather and climate

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Water falling from clouds (4)
  2. 8. The process of becoming cooler (7)
  3. 9. How hot or cold something is (11)
  4. 11. Protective covering that provides protection from the weather (7)
  5. 12. An investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole (8)
  6. 13. A shortage of rainfall (7)
  7. 14. The star our planet orbits (3)
  8. 15. A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds (9)
  9. 16. Energy that makes things warm (4)

Down

  1. 1. Spinning funnel of wind that touches the ground (plural) (9)
  2. 2. A general course along which something has a tendency to develop (9)
  3. 4. A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (9)
  4. 5. The prevailing psychological state (7)
  5. 6. The process of becoming warmer (7)
  6. 7. Whether it's rainy, sunny or windy outside (7)
  7. 10. A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services (5)