Unit 5: Weather

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Across
  1. 3. polar
  2. 7. high pressure area
  3. 9. severe weather is imminent or occurring
  4. 10. Forms when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass, forcing the warm air to rise
  5. 13. forms when a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass
  6. 14. weather phenomenon characterized by the presence of lightning and thunder
  7. 19. Forms when warm and cold air meet and neither air mass has the force to move the other
  8. 20. a type of storm that forms over tropical waters
  9. 22. amount of water vapor in the air
  10. 23. an overflow of water onto normally dry land
  11. 25. associated with sea/water
  12. 26. conditions are favorable for severe weather to develop but have not yet occurred
  13. 27. a giant spark of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or the ground
Down
  1. 1. Forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses
  2. 2. severe snowstorm
  3. 4. the front edge of the air mass moving into our area
  4. 5. prolonged periods of excessively hot weather
  5. 6. high-altitude, fast-flowing air currents that play a crucial role in steering air masses
  6. 8. low pressure area
  7. 11. an area of the Earth's atmosphere that has a particularly high or low pressure compared to the air around it
  8. 12. a large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture are similar
  9. 15. when two air masses meet ___ differences keep the air masses separated
  10. 16. a rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground
  11. 17. contributes to more frequent and intense severe weather events
  12. 18. tropical
  13. 21. associated with land
  14. 24. extended periods of abnormally low precipitation, resulting in water shortages and adverse impacts on ecosystems, agriculture, and communities