Weather and Atmosphere

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