Predicting Weather Vocabulary
Across
- 4. The border between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass
- 6. Winds that act as a heat transfer system due to the unequal heating of Earth’s surface
- 7. Similar weather for a certain number of days
- 9. A prediction or estimate of future events
- 11. Directional movements of ocean water temperature and salinity differences
- 12. A map or chart that shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time over a specific region
Down
- 1. The boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a receding cooler air mass
- 2. A scientist who studies weather
- 3. The likelihood or chance of something happening
- 5. Features on the surface of Earth, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, or rivers
- 7. The day-to-day state of the atmosphere
- 8. The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity
- 10. A body of air extending over a large area (1,000 miles or more) that develops and retains specific characteristics of pressure, temperature, and humidity