Wacky Weather Crossword

by Derek Baker
 / archived by Rigel Tormon
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Across

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    ___ dioxide, an industrial emission along with nitrous oxide, is a large contributor to the formation of acid rain
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    This type of cloud is thin, feathery and whispy
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    The part of the water cycle in which water on the ground changes from a liquid to a gas
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    This type of damaging precipitation forms by being blown up and down inside a cloud, each time having a new layer added
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    Contrary to popular belief, the shape of a rain drop isn't the cartoonish drop shape. Rather, it's more of a flattened version of this 3D shape
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    This type of cloud is the large, foreboding variety that brings storms

Down

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    This phenomena is caused by a sudden increase in the air's temperature and pressure, which produces a shock wave
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    Hurricane ___ recently hit Scotland and the northern coast of Ireland
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    The intensity of this weather phenomena is ranked based on the Fujita scale
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    Snowflakes are actually ice crystals that form in clouds. They have this number of sides
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    The part of the water cycle in which water vapour begins to form clouds and rain droplets
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    When a tornado forms over a body of water, the resulting storm is called a ___
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    This type of precipitation forms when raindrops freeze before they hit the ground
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    This wind pattern - or rather, lack of a wind pattern - is located on both sides of the equator and is characterized by an area of low pressure
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    This part of a hurricane is located in the centre of the storm, giving a brief moment of calm while it passes over