Weather vocab
Across
- 2. Air that is moving from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
- 4. Tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere
- 7. The weight of all the air in the atmosphere pushing on an object or area
- 11. an area where air is sinking and winds blow out from the center
- 12. an area where air is rising and winds blow to the center
- 14. Water droplets that form on surfaces due to condensation of water vapor
- 16. the condition of the atmosphere in a certain place and specific time
- 18. a cold air mass advances to replace a warm air mass
- 19. A tool used to measure atmospheric pressure
- 21. the boundary where two air masses meet
- 22. how much water vapor is in the air compared to the max amount that the air can hold
- 24. the amount of water vapor in a given volume of air
Down
- 1. a tool used to measure precipitation in inches or centimeters
- 3. a line on a weather map that connects places with the same air pressure
- 5. A huge volume of air that has a uniform temperature and humidity
- 6. The height of an object or point in relation to sea level
- 8. the layer of the atmosphere closest to earth's surface where weather occurs
- 9. a tool used to measure humidity
- 10. a boundary between a warm and cold air mass that is not moving
- 13. a tool used to find the wind direction
- 15. The temperature at which the air is saturated with water vapor
- 17. a warm air mass advances to replace a cold air mass
- 20. a boundary between one warm air mass and two cold ones, where the warm air is pushed up
- 23. A tool used to measure wind speed