Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 4. The general amount of water vapor in the air.
  2. 6. The weight of the atmosphere pressing down on a given surface area.
  3. 10. When an air mass is forced to rise over a topographic barrier like a mountain.
  4. 12. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid, such as warm air rising and cool air sinking.
  5. 13. The middle atmospheric layer where temperatures are lowest; site where most meteors burn up.
  6. 16. The lowest layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs; temperature decreases with altitude.
  7. 20. A localized climate that differs from the surrounding regional climate.
  8. 23. The boundary between two air masses of different densities or temperatures.
  9. 24. The ratio of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum it could hold at that temperature.
  10. 25. An extremely thin, high-temperature layer containing the ionosphere.
  11. 27. The temperature at which air becomes saturated and water vapor condenses into liquid.
  12. 28. A large body of air with uniform temperature and moisture characteristics.
Down
  1. 1. The layer above the troposphere containing the ozone layer; temperature increases with altitude.
  2. 2. The geographic area where an air mass forms and takes on its characteristics.
  3. 3. The transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves.
  4. 5. Persistent tropical winds blowing from the northeast or southeast toward the equator.
  5. 7. A symbolic illustration showing weather data for a specific reporting station.
  6. 8. A strong, localized downdraft of air causing damaging straight-line winds.
  7. 9. The transfer of heat through direct physical contact between molecules.
  8. 11. A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure.
  9. 14. A deviation from the norm where warm air sits on top of cooler air, trapping pollutants.
  10. 15. The deflection of moving objects caused by Earth’s rotation.
  11. 17. Energy stored or released during a phase change without changing the substance's temperature.
  12. 18. A line on a weather map connecting points of equal temperature.
  13. 19. A narrow band of very strong, high-altitude winds that influences weather patterns.
  14. 21. A severe thunderstorm characterized by a deep, persistently rotating updraft.
  15. 22. A local wind blowing from the cool ocean toward warmer land during the day.
  16. 26. The outermost fringe of the atmosphere that transitions into outer space.