Weather Crossword
Across
- 3. type of front where cold air masses replace warm air masses creating showers and thunderstorms along the front edge
- 6. a long period with no rain
- 7. type of pressure that is caused by warm air rising up into the atmosphere
- 9. event usually started by lighting or campers that lose control of their campfire
- 10. a spinning funnel cloud which causes much destruction
- 12. a sudden shift in the Earth's crust
- 13. type of pressure that is caused by cool air falling down towards the earth's surface
- 14. A large storm associated with low pressure, forms over water
Down
- 1. type of front where two cold air masses press a warm air mass together creating stronger thunderstorms
- 2. An extensive amount of snow over a short period
- 4. Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area
- 5. type of front where two different air masses do not move much because neither is strong enough to replace the other causing light rain over several days
- 8. Lava or ash spewing from a mountain vent
- 9. type of front where warm air masses replace cold air masses causing widespread, continuous precipitation along and ahead of the front
- 10. a large wave created by an underwater earthquake
- 11. debris from space