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Across
  1. 3. area where 2 types of air masses meet
  2. 6. cold air mass moving under and quickly flipping warmer air up causing storm conditions followed by cooler and drier weather
  3. 8. average weather conditions over a long period
  4. 10. the amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much it could hold at that given temperature
  5. 12. your impact on the environment because of greenhouse gases produced
  6. 14. horizontal movement of air caused by unequal heating and air pressure
  7. 16. water vapor cools and changes from a gas to a liquid; clouds form by this process
  8. 20. high, thin, wispy clouds made of ice crystals, weather alright for now
  9. 21. the tool used to measure air pressure
  10. 22. funnel shaped rotating column of air with very high wind speed
  11. 23. tool used to measure wind speed
  12. 26. tool used to measure wind direction
  13. 28. transfer of thermal (heat) energy in a liquid or gas (fluid), in which the warmer fluid rises and cooler fluid sinks
  14. 29. continuous movement of water through environment
  15. 31. low gray clouds that form a blanket over the sky
  16. 33. transfer of heat from a warmer substance to a cooler substance through direct contact
Down
  1. 1. curving of wind due to earth’s rotation; northern hemisphere global winds turn right
  2. 2. rain, sleet, snow, hail falls from clouds to earth’s surface
  3. 4. transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
  4. 5. develops over tropical oceans with winds of 74 mph or higher; eye, eyewall and rain bands
  5. 7. warm less dense air moving gently over top of colder air mass causing drizzly rain followed by clear and warmer weather
  6. 9. gases and particles put into air because of a product or gas
  7. 11. towering clouds with a dark base, brings thunderstorms
  8. 13. usually brief, heavy storms with rain, strong winds, lightning and thunder
  9. 15. filled
  10. 17. large body of air where temps and moisture are similar
  11. 18. 2 bands of fast moving air (100-200 mph) in upper troposphere or lower stratosphere, influences weather and travel
  12. 19. instrument for measuring the temperature of a system
  13. 24. liquid water changes into water vapor/gas
  14. 25. water released from plants’ leaves
  15. 27. temperature at which water vapor condenses (turns to dew)
  16. 30. instrument used to measure relative humidity; dry bulb & wet bulb thermometers
  17. 32. big, fluffy white mid-level clouds that mean fair weather