Weather
Across
- 3. A localized lowering from a storm base where tornadoes often form.
- 4. Technology using radio waves to detect the location and intensity of rain.
- 8. The boundary where warm air slides up and over a cold air mass.
- 9. A massive, rotating storm system that forms over warm tropical waters.
- 10. A boundary between two air masses that is not moving.
- 11. A front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting it up.
- 14. A large body of air with uniform temperature and moisture levels.
- 15. The percentage of sunlight reflected by a surface like snow or ice.
- 16. The leading edge of a cooler air mass replacing a warmer one.
Down
- 1. A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure.
- 2. A giant wall of dust pushed along the ground by storm downdrafts.
- 3. How cold the air feels on exposed skin due to the wind speed.
- 5. A high-pressure system usually associated with clear skies and calm weather.
- 6. A fast-moving river of air high in the troposphere that guides storm systems.
- 7. The effect of Earth's rotation that turns winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
- 12. A low-pressure system where winds circulate inward and counter-clockwise.
- 13. An instrument used to measure the speed of the wind.