Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 2. A weather front is a boundary between air masses that have different temperatures.
  2. 3. a storm with large amounts of snow or blowing snow, winds
  3. 7. known for their heavy rains and lightning.
  4. 9. all weather conditions for a particular location averaged over a long period of time.
  5. 12. a cloud that touches the ground.
  6. 15. have more air pressure than their surroundings.
  7. 18. a huge release of electricity.
  8. 19. the amount of water vapor in the air
  9. 21. They form in layers that spread horizontally and may cover the entire sky like a thick blanket.
  10. 23. refers to relative humidity.
Down
  1. 1. "suck" air into them because nature wants everything to have equal pressure.
  2. 4. the conditions at a specific location and time.
  3. 5. the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
  4. 6. a large body of air that has about the same conditions throughout.
  5. 8. runs into a cold air mass it creates
  6. 10. Hail,snow,rain,sleet
  7. 11. occurs when a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass.
  8. 13. The temperature at which water vapor condenses
  9. 14. an enormous storm with high winds and heavy rains.
  10. 16. The air heats and expands so quickly that it explodes. This creates the loud sound of
  11. 17. is made of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy.
  12. 20. clouds are white and puffy. Convection currents make them grow upward and they may grow very tall.
  13. 22. a funnel-shaped cloud of whirling high winds.