Weather Crossword

4. This strong wind force warm humid air up and fuel thunderstorms
6. In the N Hemisphere, high pressure system winds move towards and rotate _______
8. "It's going to be in the 60's next week"...is an example of weather or climate?
12. This upper level wind if responsible for keeping warm air out of Michigan in the winter time (Booooo!)
13. All low pressure systems rotate this direction in the Northern Hemisphere
16. Air masses are described in terms of their _____ and _____ e.g. cP
17. A hurricane will rapidly dissipate when it moves over _____ because it loses it's supply or warm ocean water
18. A cold front will bring ____ air behind it and have ____ air in front of it
19. The rotation of air along a cold front

1. This is the scale that categorizes hurricane strength
2. This towering type of cloud forms along a cold front
3. A city that has a cold front approaching might experience these in the coming days
5. Thunderstorms within cumulonimbus clouds can produce these golf ball sized frozen pellets
6. "The average temps throughout April have increased 3 degrees in the last 20 years" is an example of weather or climate?
7. Tornado intensity is measured using this scale
9. This is the boundary between two air masses
10. The two air masses that impact Michigan the most are __ out of Canada and __ out of the Gulf of Mexico
11. This type of front is when two cold air masses meet up and force warmer air up above them both
14. A warm front will bring ___ air behind it and have ____ air in front of it
15. A large volume of air that reflects the terrain that it is moving over