Weather Patterns Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. a ______ cloud is thick, fluffy and associated with fair weather
  2. 2. forms when raindrops fall through a layer of freezing air near Earth's surface, forming ice pellets
  3. 5. lines that connect areas of similar temperature on a weather map
  4. 6. a front where cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass causing violent weather
  5. 8. lumps of ice that forms in cumulonimbus clouds; freezes in layers because it gets pushed back into the cloud
  6. 9. _______ (warmer/cooler) air holds more water vapor
  7. 11. ___ pressure areas are associated with fair weather
  8. 13. this measures air pressure
  9. 15. forms when the air temperature is freezing
  10. 16. a visible mass when water vapor condenses around small particles
  11. 17. air masses of different temperatures and humidity levels meet
  12. 19. the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
  13. 20. a low pressure system with high winds that forms over warm ocean water
Down
  1. 1. large, swirling areas of low pressure and is associated with stormy weather
  2. 3. lines that connect areas of similar air pressure on a weather map
  3. 4. this measures humidity
  4. 7. a front where 2 cold air masses trap a warm air mass, lifting it up causing long periods of cloudiness and rain
  5. 10. measures rainfall
  6. 12. water vapor in the air
  7. 14. this shows the direction the wind is blowing from
  8. 17. a cloud that is near the ground
  9. 18. large body of air that has the same amount of humidity, temperature, and pressure throughout