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  1. 9. when hurricane force winds drive a mound of ocean water toward coastal areas where it washes over land
  2. 10. ranks hurricanes by windspeed, potential for flooding, and potential for property damage
  3. 14. Lines of equal temperature
  4. 15. long term average of variations in weather for a certain area
  5. 16. the results in fluid and objects moving in an apparent curved path rather than a straight line
  6. 17. water that falls from the clouds
  7. 18. fluffy looking clouds that form under 2000m
  8. 24. temperature to which the air must be cooled at a constant pressure to reach saturation
  9. 26. consists of a package of sensors and a battery powered radio transmitter
  10. 28. created by applying physical principles and math to atmospheric variables and making a prediction on how they will change over time
  11. 29. the area over which the air mass forms
  12. 31. calm center of a storm
  13. 34. measures wind speed
  14. 35. measures air pressure
  15. 38. extended period of very hot temperatures
  16. 39. 2 circulation winds between latitudes 30*N and 30*S
  17. 40. Measures humidity
  18. 43. the ratio of the amount of humidity in a volume of air to the amount needed to reach saturation
  19. 44. increase in temperature with height in an atmospheric layer
  20. 47. a thunderstorm that happens when air rises because of unequal heating of earths surface within one airmass
  21. 48. record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time
  22. 49. when water droplets join and form a bigger droplet
  23. 50. large rotating low-pressure tropical storms
  24. 51. violent downdrafts concentrated in local area
  25. 52. based on a comparison of current weather problems to similar weather patterns from the past
  26. 53. the extra thermal energy contained in water compared to liquid water
Down
  1. 1. layered sheetlike cloud that covers most of the sky and forms under 2000m
  2. 2. when an air mass is forced to rise over a topographic border
  3. 3. channel of partially charged air
  4. 4. thunderstorm where an air mass rises up by orographic lifting
  5. 5. small particle in the atmosphere around which water droplets can form
  6. 6. local air-mass thunderstorm that occur because land and water store and release thermal energy differently
  7. 7. self-sustaining, extremely powerful storms
  8. 8. short-term variations in atmospheric phenomena that interact and effect the environment and life on earth
  9. 11. narrow region between two air masses of different densities
  10. 12. violent whirling column of air touching ground
  11. 13. thunderstorm produced by advancing cold and warm fronts
  12. 19. the amount of water vapor in a volume of air has reached the maximum amount
  13. 20. the wind zones between latitude 60*N and the North pole, and 60*S and the South pole
  14. 21. ranks tornados on their destruction, wind speed, and duration
  15. 22. measures temperature
  16. 23. narrow band of fast wind
  17. 25. amount of water vapor in the air
  18. 27. -Effect the change in pitch or frequency that occurs due to the relative motion of a wave, such as sound or light
  19. 30. cloud with a wispy indistinct appearance that form around 6000m
  20. 32. extended period of very cold temperatures
  21. 33. estimates how cold the air feels to the human body
  22. 36. stepped leader near the ground creating a branched channel of positively charged particles
  23. 37. extended periods with little to no rainfall
  24. 41. tall band of strong winds surrounding the eye
  25. 42. Westerlies the wind systems located between latitude 30* N and 60*N and latitude 30*S and 60*s
  26. 45. a large volume of air that has the same characteristics as its source region
  27. 46. lines of equal pressure