Wind and Weather

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Across
  1. 3. Humid air masses that form over the ocean
  2. 11. The average motion of air molecules
  3. 12. Cold air masses that form at high latitudes
  4. 14. Seawater pushed toward the shore by winds surrounding a hurricane
  5. 15. A measure of the amount of water in the air
  6. 16. When warm and cold air masses meet, but neither has enough force to move the other
  7. 17. Patterns of wind that span the entire planet
  8. 18. Closed loops of air circulation in the troposphere
  9. 19. Warm air masses that form at low latitudes
Down
  1. 1. Dry air masses that form over land
  2. 2. The force exerted by the atmosphere above a given point
  3. 4. Thunderstorms that are much larger and longer lasting than ordinary thunderstorms
  4. 5. When a cold air mass advances and meets a warm air mass
  5. 6. The reason that objects moving in a straight line path seem to drift sideways
  6. 7. Atmospheric conditions at a particular time and place
  7. 8. A huge volume of air with similar temperature and moisture characteristics throughout
  8. 9. A current of fast-moving air in the upper atmosphere
  9. 10. When a warm mass of air advances and meets a cold mass of air
  10. 13. The movement of air due to differences in pressure