weather science
Across
- 3. a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.
- 4. global air circulation patterns within the atmophere powered by convection currents.
- 7. the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere in a certain location.
- 8. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
- 10. an arch of colors formed in the sky in certain circumstances, caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun's light by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere.
- 12. an air mass with a lower pressure than surrounding air masses.
- 15. a map that shows the weather.
- 17. a system producing severe thunderstorms and featuring rotating winds sustained by a prolonged updraft that may result in hail or tornadoes.
- 18. the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air at the leading edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.
- 19. snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
Down
- 1. the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.
- 2. an air mass with a higher pressure than surrounding air masses.
- 5. a large body of air extending over a large are that shares characteristics such as humidity and pressure.
- 6. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period of time.
- 9. tool that measures air pressure.
- 11. the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air at the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.
- 13. density of the air in a certain location.
- 14. an upward current of air.
- 16. the day to day change in atmospheric conditions.