Weather Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. when precipitation runs directly into streams or rivers when soil gets too full
  2. 5. wispy feathery clouds formed above 6 KM
  3. 7. dry air is present and cold temperature
  4. 8. a front boundary of meeting masses
  5. 9. when the ground gets saturated with water, the water becomes ________.
  6. 13. two thermometers (wet bulb and dry bulb)
  7. 15. cold dry air mass
  8. 16. the percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold
  9. 17. brings low clouds and showers (maritime polar)
  10. 21. formed less than 2 KM (may grow in size/height)
  11. 23. cool humid air mass
  12. 25. when water vapor cools and forms into water droplets or ice crystals
Down
  1. 2. Warm air gets trapped between 2 other fronts
  2. 3. brings precipitation and has warm temperatures
  3. 4. bands of high speed winds (10 KM)
  4. 6. process of evaporation from plants
  5. 10. warm humid air mass
  6. 11. when water in clouds gets too heavy it falls back to earth as snow or rain
  7. 12. sun heats up liquid and turns it into a gas
  8. 14. two characteristics that classify air masses
  9. 15. warm dry air mass
  10. 18. Two fronts cant move each other and stay in one place
  11. 19. a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
  12. 20. clouds near or at the ground forms when ground is cold at night after a warm humid day
  13. 22. clouds that form in flat layers usually cover most of the sky
  14. 24. when rain falls on the land some of the water gets into the soil