Weather Puzzle
Across
- 3. a zone of scattered clouds and calm averaging about 20 kilometers in diameter at the center of a hurricane
- 4. wo belts of winds that blow almost constantly from easterly directions
- 5. a large body of air that is characterized by similar temperatures and amounts of moisture at any given altitude
- 6. the stormy frontal zone separating cold air masses of polar origin from warm air masses of tropical origin
- 7. a tropical cyclonic storm having winds in excess of 119 kilometers per hour
- 10. the boundary between two adjoining air masses having contrasting characteristics
- 11. the abnormal rise of the sea along a shore as a result of strong winds
- 13. the force exerted by the weight of a column of air above a given point
- 14. a low-pressure center characterized by a counterclockwise flow of air
Down
- 1. the doughnut-shaped area of intense cumulonimbus development and very strong wind
- 2. seasonal reversal of wind direction associated with large continents
- 4. a storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud and always accompanied by lightning and thunder
- 8. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
- 9. a small, very intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds
- 12. swift (120-240 kilometers per hour), high-altitude winds