Ch 3 Review - Weather & Climate

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Across
  1. 4. When a cold front or warm front stops moving (2 words, no spaces)
  2. 5. This effect explains why one side of a mountain is dry while the other is wet (2 words, no spaces)
  3. 9. Weather tool that measures the amount of pressure in the air
  4. 12. Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process from their leaves
  5. 13. The forward edge of an advancing mass of cold air (2 words, no spaces)
  6. 15. This process moves heat in circular motions and creates wind patterns when air rises and sinks
  7. 18. Weather tool that measures the humidity in the air
  8. 19. This climate zone has four distinct seasons and moderate temperatures
  9. 21. Wispy, high clouds made of ice crystals that don't bring precipitation
  10. 22. Low, flat clouds that cover the sky and bring light rain all day
  11. 24. Human-made place on Earth's surface that stores water
  12. 25. Weather tool that measures the direction of the wind (2 words, no spaces)
  13. 28. Weather patterns in an area over a long period of time
  14. 33. This type of pressure is low during stormy weather and high during sunny weather
  15. 35. This measurement determines how far you are from the equator and greatly affects climate
  16. 36. What do rain, snow, sleet, and hail all have in common? They are types of this
  17. 38. Weather tool that measures wind speed
  18. 39. Air masses that form over land are called this type, making them dry
  19. 40. Forms when water vapor changes directly to ice crystals on cold surfaces
  20. 43. Large spinning storms that form over warm ocean water and can cause widespread damage
  21. 46. Air masses that form over oceans are called this type, making them moist
  22. 48. Large volume of air mostly uniform in temperature and moisture (2 words, no spaces)
  23. 49. When ice changes directly to water vapor without melting first
Down
  1. 1. Slow-moving sheet of ice formed from collected runoff water over many years
  2. 2. The closer you are to this imaginary line, the warmer your climate will be
  3. 3. The higher this measurement, the colder the temperature becomes
  4. 6. The system that contains all of Earth's water
  5. 7. Water droplets that form when water vapor condenses on surfaces, usually seen in early morning
  6. 8. The amount of water vapor present in the air
  7. 10. Fast air current that flows from west to east around the globe (2 words, no spaces)
  8. 11. The conditions in a place's atmosphere such as warm, cold, sunny, rainy, or snowy
  9. 12. Weather instrument used to measure temperature
  10. 14. This side of a mountain receives more rainfall because it faces the wind
  11. 16. A quick and destructive change in the environment not caused by people (2 words, no spaces)
  12. 17. This continuous process has no beginning or end and connects all water on Earth (2 words, no spaces)
  13. 20. The boundary between two different air masses
  14. 23. Precipitation formed when ice crystals are blown up and down in clouds, creating layers
  15. 26. Process when liquid water turns into water vapor using the sun's energy
  16. 27. The Gulf Stream is an example of this, which affects coastal climates (2 words, no spaces)
  17. 29. The transition zone where a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass (2 words, no spaces)
  18. 30. This process is the opposite of evaporation and forms clouds
  19. 31. This climate zone near the equator is hot and humid year-round
  20. 32. Rapidly spinning column of air that can reach speeds up to 480kph
  21. 34. Water that cannot soak into the ground and flows downhill
  22. 37. Underground storage of freshwater that people can access with wells
  23. 41. The amount of salt in water
  24. 42. Low, white, puffy clouds that can bring thunderstorms when filled with water
  25. 44. Weather tool that measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen (2 words, no spaces)
  26. 45. Raindrops that freeze before hitting the ground
  27. 47. This climate zone near Earth's ends is cold year-round