lacys weather and climate crossword

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Across
  1. 5. contain many instruments for measuring weather conditions.
  2. 9. form high in the troposphere. Because it is so cold they are made of ice crystals.
  3. 13. occurs when a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass.
  4. 14. a person who studies weather
  5. 17. occur low in the troposphere. They form in layers that spread horizontally and may cover the entire sky
  6. 21. have more air pressure than their surroundings.
  7. 22. high water located in the low pressure of the eye of the hurricane
Down
  1. 1. a enormous storm with high winds
  2. 2. "suck" air into them because nature wants everything to have equal pressure.
  3. 3. shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
  4. 4. This instrument is used to measure wind speed.
  5. 5. When a warm air mass runs into a cold air mass
  6. 6. The barometer measures the amount of air
  7. 7. a huge release of electricity
  8. 8. are white and puffy. Convection currents make them grow upward
  9. 10. Weather forecast models are computer programs that analyze all the complex data received from weather instruments
  10. 11. Shows the weather at a specific weather station at a specific time
  11. 12. A weather radar is used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, estimate its type
  12. 15. Measure the amount of air pressure at various heights
  13. 16. large body of air that has about the same conditions throughout.
  14. 18. a snow storm that has high winds
  15. 19. a funnel shape cloud with whirling high winds
  16. 20. air that heats and expands so quickly that it explodes it makes a noise
  17. 23. a storm with heavy rains and lighting