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