Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 4. winds blow outward and clockwise
  2. 5. air mass forms over land near the poles
  3. 7. the weight of the air pushing down on an area; the force exerted over an area by all of the air above that area
  4. 9. a nonmoving boundary
  5. 10. map that shows the temperature of a region, used to locate warm and cold fronts
  6. 15. air mass forms over land near the equator
  7. 16. describes the conditions of a location
  8. 17. scientist who studies weather
  9. 19. winds blow inward and counterclockwise
  10. 20. strong winds in the upper troposphere that exist in relatively narrow bands
  11. 21. a tool used to measure atmospheric pressure
  12. 22. a symbolic illustration that summarizes the weather at a location
Down
  1. 1. where a cold air mass displaces a warm air mass
  2. 2. the weight of the atmosphere over a location
  3. 3. describes the amount of water vapor or moisture in the air
  4. 6. the long-term weather pattern for a given area
  5. 8. air mass forms over water near the poles
  6. 11. occurs when a cold front catches up to a warm front or a warm front catches up to a cold front
  7. 12. occur where a warm air mass displaces a cold air mass
  8. 13. a tool used to measure wind speed
  9. 14. forms over water near equator
  10. 18. a line on a weather map that connects places that have the same air pressur