Weather Puzzle
Across
- 2. An instrument used to measure rainfall amounts.
- 5. The apparent temperature to the human body based on both air temperature and the amount of moisture present in the air.
- 7. The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to how much could be there.
- 10. Strong winds in the higher levels of the atmosphere that separate areas of different temperatures and act as steering currents for fronts.
- 11. Sky condition when greater than 9/10 of the sky is covered by clouds.
- 12. A flood that occurs within a few hours heavy or excessive rainfall, dam or levee failure or water released from an ice jam.
- 13. A region of air with lower barometric pressure and counter-clockwise winds; usually associated with stormy weather.
- 16. An atmospheric layer that contains a high proportion of oxygen that exists as ozone
- 18. The blanket of air surrounding earth.
- 19. A small-scale current of rising air. This is often associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds
Down
- 1. The apparent temperature to the human body based on both air temperature and wind speed.
- 3. The temperature to which air must be cooled in order for it to be saturated. If skies are clear, dew will form.
- 4. A boundary that separates two different air masses exhibiting little or no movement.
- 6. The actual pressure value indicated by a pressure sensor.
- 8. Mid-altitude clouds with a cumuliform shape.
- 9. A region of air with higher barometric pressure and clockwise winds; usually associated with fair weather.
- 14. The leading edge of a warm air mass that is displacing the colder air ahead of it.
- 15. The leading edge of a cold air mass that is displacing the warmer air ahead of it.
- 17. A cooling of the equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean.
- 20. A condition that occurs when water overflows the natural or artificial confines of a stream or river; the water also may accumulate by drainage over low-lying areas.