Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 1. The number one cause of wildfires
  2. 3. Usually means bad weather
  3. 5. Extended period of time with strong precipitation
  4. 7. How hurricanes and tornadoes are categorized
  5. 11. The weather over a long period of time
  6. 13. Being____to water = smaller range of temps
  7. 16. A long period of time without precipitation
  8. 17. Currents that bring warm, wet weather.
  9. 20. An airmass found over water
  10. 22. Turning from liquid to gas
  11. 23. Loss of plant's water through evaporation
  12. 24. The part of a hurricane that is calm
  13. 25. Water running off of lands surface
  14. 26. The current state of the atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. Usually means good weather
  2. 2. Currents that bring cold, dry weather.
  3. 4. Where the warmest water and temps are
  4. 6. An airmass found over land
  5. 8. Lower latitudes have a smaller angle of___
  6. 9. The higher the__the lower the temps
  7. 10. Water vapor changes to liquid water
  8. 12. Warm air replaces cooler air
  9. 13. Cold air replaces warm air
  10. 14. The amount of moisture in the air
  11. 15. Air with equal temps, pressure,& humidity
  12. 18. The second driving force of the water cycle
  13. 19. A dangerous storm that begins over warm water
  14. 21. A driving force of the water cycle