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Crossword Puzzle: Weather and Seasons and Answers
Crossword Puzzle: Weather and Seasons
Test your knowledge of weather and seasons with this fun crossword puzzle. Each clue describes a weather phenomenon or season. Can you fill in all the words?
Clues
Across
- Frozen precipitation in the form of flakes (4 letters)
- The star providing light and heat to Earth (3 letters)
- Season between summer and winter (6 letters)
- Coldest season of the year (6 letters)
- Frozen raindrops falling as ice pellets (4 letters)
- Thick cloud of tiny water droplets near the ground (3 letters)
- Electrical discharge during a storm (9 letters)
- Moisture content in the air (8 letters)
Down
- Disturbance with strong winds and rain (5 letters)
- Seasonal wind bringing heavy rain (7 letters)
- Visible mass of water droplets in the sky (5 letters)
- Long period with no rain (7 letters)
- Loud sound accompanying lightning (7 letters)
- Water droplets falling from clouds (4 letters)
- Moving air caused by pressure differences (4 letters)
Answer Key
Check your answers below:
Across: 1. SNOW, 2. SUN, 3. AUTUMN, 4. WINTER, 5. HAIL, 6. FOG, 7. LIGHTNING, 8. HUMIDITY
Down: 1. STORM, 2. MONSOON, 3. CLOUD, 4. DROUGHT, 5. THUNDER, 6. RAIN, 7. WIND
Did You Know?
- #Snowflakes have six sides and come in many shapes, but no two are exactly alike.
- #The Sun is about 93 million miles away from Earth, yet it provides enough light and heat to sustain life.
- #Autumn is also called 'fall' because leaves fall from trees during this season.
- #Winter can bring temperatures below freezing, causing water to turn into ice.
- #Hailstones can grow as large as grapefruits and fall at speeds over 100 mph.
- #Fog is essentially a cloud that forms at ground level, reducing visibility.
- #Lightning can heat the air to 30,000°C (54,000°F), which is five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
- #Humidity makes hot weather feel even hotter because sweat cannot evaporate as easily.
- #The word 'monsoon' comes from the Arabic word 'mausim', meaning 'season'.
- #Clouds are made of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, and they can weigh millions of pounds.
Q&A List
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Frozen precipitation in the form of flakes
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The star providing light and heat to Earth
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Season between summer and winter
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Coldest season of the year
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Frozen raindrops falling as ice pellets
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Thick cloud of tiny water droplets near the ground
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Electrical discharge during a storm
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Moisture content in the air
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Disturbance with strong winds and rain
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Seasonal wind bringing heavy rain
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Visible mass of water droplets in the sky
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Long period with no rain
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Loud sound accompanying lightning
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Water droplets falling from clouds
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Moving air caused by pressure differences
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