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