Weather

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Across
  1. 2. climate zone located past the 66.5 degree latitudes
  2. 3. Think and fluffy clouds with flat bottoms
  3. 5. Air that moves horizontally, or parallel to the ground
  4. 7. the angular distance in degrees north or degrees south from the equator
  5. 8. Water falling from the atmosphere
  6. 13. large mass of ocean water pushed by hurricanes
  7. 14. the study of weather and Earth's atmosphere
  8. 16. the temperature in which condensation and evaporation are equal
  9. 18. the amount of water vapor in the air compared to saturation
  10. 19. the height of an area above sea level
  11. 21. climate zone between 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south with warm, tropical weather.
  12. 25. tropical low-pressure system with winds blowing at speeds of 119 km/h
  13. 26. the measure of the transparency of the atmosphere
  14. 27. climate zone located between 23.5 degrees and 66.5 degrees with a temperate climate
  15. 29. the surface features of an area
  16. 30. A boundary that forms between two air masses.
  17. 31. long distance winds that travel above the global winds for thousands of kilometers
  18. 32. A collection of small water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air
Down
  1. 1. the process by which gasses in the atmosphere absorb and radiate heat back to Earth
  2. 4. and intense local storm that forms strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail
  3. 5. the analysis of scientific data to predict future weather conditions
  4. 6. large volume of air in which temperatures and moisture content are nearly the same throughout
  5. 9. the currents on the surface of the ocean
  6. 10. The amount of water vapor in the air
  7. 11. Thin and flat clouds
  8. 12. destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds and that is sometimes visible as a funnel shaped cloud
  9. 15. the weather conditions at a place over a long period of time
  10. 17. sets of meteorlogical symbols that represent the weather at a particular place.
  11. 20. water that condenses very close to the Earth's surface
  12. 22. a long period of cooling during which ice sheets spread beyond the polar regions
  13. 23. the force of air molecules pushing on an area
  14. 24. Feathery, wispy clouds
  15. 28. an electric discharge that happens between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area