Module 9 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. an instrument that measures temperature using either the Fahrenheit or Celsius scale
  2. 5. short-term variations in atmospheric phenomena that interact and affect the environment and life on Earth
  3. 6. line on a weather map connecting points of equal pressure
  4. 8. an instrument that measures wind speed
  5. 10. and instrument used for gathering upper-atmosphere data
  6. 13. the change in pitch or frequency that occurs due to the relative motion of a wave (such as sound or light) as it comes toward or goes away from an observer
  7. 15. a large volume of air that has the same characteristics, such as humidity and temperature, as its source region
  8. 18. the area over which an air mass forms
  9. 19. created by applying physical principles and mathematics to atmospheric variables and then making a prediction about how these variables will change over time
  10. 20. a record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time
  11. 21. line on a weather map connecting points of equal temperature
Down
  1. 2. an instrument that measures humidity
  2. 3. a forecast based on a comparison of current weather patterns with similar weather patterns from the past
  3. 4. the wind zones located between 60 degrees N latitude and the North Pole, and between 65 degrees S latitude and the South Pole
  4. 7. a narrow band of fast wind
  5. 9. the long-term averages and variations in weather for a particular area
  6. 11. this results in fluids and objects moving in an apparent curved path rather than a straight line
  7. 12. the wind systems located between latitudes 30 degrees N and 60 degrees N, and between 30 degrees S and 60 degrees S
  8. 14. an instrument that measures air pressure
  9. 16. a narrow region between two air masses of different densities
  10. 17. two circulation belts of wind between 30 degrees N and 30 degrees S latitudes