Weather Terms

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Across
  1. 4. the type of clouds associated with heavy precipitation
  2. 7. an instrument used to measure wind speed
  3. 8. any form of water that falls to Earths surface from the clouds
  4. 11. a severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and develop strong winds over 120 km/h
  5. 12. the front edge of an advancing warm air mass that replaces colder air with warmer air
  6. 15. a system that uses reflected radio waves to determine the velocity and location of objects
Down
  1. 1. an instrument that indicates temperature
  2. 2. an instrument that indicates atmospheric pressure
  3. 3. water vapor that condensed very near the surface of earth
  4. 5. a usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning and thunder
  5. 6. a front of air that either moves very slowly or not at all
  6. 9. the front edge of a moving air mass of cold air that pushes beneath a warmer air mass like a wedge
  7. 10. an instrument used to measure wind speed
  8. 13. large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are the same
  9. 14. destructive rotating column of air with very high wind speeds