Weather Crossword
Across
- 2. an overflow of water that covers land that is typically dry
- 4. type of front whose symbol looks like suns
- 6. type of pressure system that produces cloudy and rainy conditions
- 8. combination of 5 layers of gases surrounding the Earth
- 9. condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time
- 11. word for when an air mass is formed over land
- 14. current the movement of air when warm air rises and cold air sinks
- 15. word for an air mass that forms near the poles
- 17. type of pressure system that produces sunny and dry conditions
- 18. water in its gaseous state
- 20. word for when an air mass is formed over water
Down
- 1. rapidly rotating column of air with high winds that is contact with the surface of the earth
- 3. lack of precipitation over a long period of time
- 4. daily condition of the atmosphere in one place at one time
- 5. large, rotating tropical weather system whose winds are stronger than 75 mph
- 7. type of front whose symbol looks like icicles
- 10. transition zone between two different air masses
- 12. word for an air mass that forms near the equator
- 13. bottom layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
- 16. movement of air
- 19. lines that connect areas of equal pressure on a weather map