Crossword Review

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Across
  1. 3. precipitation and storms occur in this type of system that consists of lighter than average air
  2. 5. wind speed (mph) of the weakest possible hurricane
  3. 6. another name for a cold air mass
  4. 8. the heaviest air, represented as a line with triangles on a weather map
  5. 14. what type of air mass forms over the North Atlantic bringing cold air to Stroudsburg
  6. 18. the most dangerous result of a hurricane, occurs at the coast
  7. 19. thunderstorms form when warm, humid air does this quickly
  8. 20. dry air that moves into the U.S. from Canada or Mexico
  9. 21. these high-altitude clouds indicate fair weather today and precipitation soon because they form at the leading edge of storms
  10. 23. motion of air around a high pressure system in the northern hemisphere
  11. 25. the largest storm on Earth, gains it's strength from warm ocean waters
  12. 26. upper tropospheric wind that separates polar and tropical air and pushes storm systems around the planet
  13. 27. Puffy clouds that indicate fair weather
Down
  1. 1. temperature gets ________ as altitude increases in the troposphere
  2. 2. tall, puffy thunderstorm cloud which can drop hail, heavy rain, lightning, and tornadoes
  3. 4. a violent, whirling wind that moves in a narrow path and is capable of catastrophic destruction
  4. 7. means humid air that hovered over an ocean for awhile
  5. 9. middle part of the U.S. where most tornadoes occur
  6. 10. large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity as the area over which it forms
  7. 11. layered or flat cloud that brings all-day precipitation
  8. 12. clouds form when air cools to this temperature
  9. 13. a line of equal air pressure on a weather map
  10. 15. this is the location of the strongest winds in a hurricane
  11. 16. this frontal boundary results when cold air catches up to the front of a warm air mass and pushes it all off of the ground
  12. 17. the boundary line between two different air masses
  13. 18. the frontal boundary where neither cold nor warm air dominates the other
  14. 22. layered or flat clouds that cover most of the sky
  15. 24. this front is made of half circles on a weather map and pushes into cooler air