STAAR Weather Review

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Across
  1. 1. a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land, especially at night, owing to the relative warmth of the sea.
  2. 3. a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility
  3. 5. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
  4. 8. the leading edge of a cooler, denser air mass
  5. 10. a light, cool wind that blows from the ocean toward the land during the day, caused by the faster warming of land compared to water
  6. 14. water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer.
  7. 17. the state of the tide when at its lowest level
  8. 20. a climate pattern characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean
  9. 21. fast-flowing, narrow air currents high in the atmosphere
  10. 24. heat-driven cycles occurring in fluids (liquids or gases) where warmer, less-dense material rises while cooler, denser material sinks
  11. 26. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  12. 27. any form of water—liquid or solid—that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail
  13. 30. a region where the atmospheric pressure is higher than the surrounding environment, causing denser, cold air to sink and disperse outward
  14. 31. a non-moving boundary between warm and cold air masses
  15. 32. a storm with violent winds, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
  16. 33. a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
Down
  1. 2. a gentle wind
  2. 4. a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic Ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, flows along the U.S. East Coast, and crosses to Western Europe
  3. 6. the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
  4. 7. a layer of gases, aerosols, and particles surrounding a planet or celestial body, held in place by gravity
  5. 9. a severe, long-lasting winter storm characterized by strong winds (exceeding 35 mph or 56 km/h), low temperatures, and heavy falling or blowing snow that reduces visibility
  6. 11. the state of the tide when at its highest level
  7. 12. an active remote sensing system used to detect, locate, and monitor precipitation and atmospheric conditions
  8. 13. a region where the atmospheric pressure is lower than the surrounding areas, causing air to rise, condense, and form clouds, precipitation, and windy conditions
  9. 15. the leading edge of an advancing warmer air mass
  10. 16. a highly organized, long-lived thunderstorm characterized by a persistent rotating updraft
  11. 18. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc
  12. 19. a climate pattern characterized by the unusual warming of surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, usually occurring every 2–7 years
  13. 22. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
  14. 23. the boundary or transition zone separating two different air masses
  15. 25. a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water.
  16. 28. the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.
  17. 29. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.