Weather and Climate
Across
- 4. thick blanket-like clouds that are formed in layers
- 5. used to detect precipitation
- 6. natural disaster created on water and is fueled by thunderstorms and warm water
- 7. what occurs after a warm air mass runs into a cold air mass
- 8. what occurs after two air mass stop moving after they meet
- 12. wispy clouds that are made of ice crystals
- 15. The weather at a specific place at a specific time
- 17. this occurs when a cold air mass and warm air mass meet and the cold air mass pushes the warm air mass out of its way
- 18. Measures wind speed
- 21. rain, snow, hail, and sleet
- 22. a snow storm with extremely high winds
- 23. programs to analyze any collected weather data
- 24. white and puffy clouds that can grow very tall
Down
- 1. what occurs after a warm air mass gets trapped between two cold air masses
- 2. very high pressure area
- 3. Measures air pressure
- 9. the sound of air heating, expanding then exploding
- 10. funnel-shaped whirling cloud of high winds
- 11. a station that contains weather instruments for collecting data on the weather
- 13. Huge release of electricity
- 14. someone who studies the atmosphere
- 16. Clouds that are really close to the ground
- 19. large body of air that never has its conditions changed throughout it
- 20. an episode of extreme weather