Weather Terms

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Across
  1. 5. clouds, rain storms
  2. 6. instrument that measures wind speed
  3. 10. cold, dry air mass formed over land
  4. 11. the boundary where 2 different air masses meet
  5. 12. a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity
  6. 17. warm, humid air mass formed over water
  7. 18. moves in quickly bringing cold air that moves underneath warm air
Down
  1. 1. the science of weather
  2. 2. the effect that Earth's rotation has on the direction of wind and ocean currents
  3. 3. neither front has enough force to move the other
  4. 4. clear skies, sun
  5. 7. warm, dry air mass formed over land
  6. 8. less dense, warmer fluids rise, more dense, cooler fluids sink
  7. 9. the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
  8. 13. any form of water that falls from the sky
  9. 14. cold, humid air mass formed over water
  10. 15. instrument used to measure air pressure
  11. 16. moves in slowly bringing in warm, humid air
  12. 19. when a warm air mass is caught between 2 cols air masses