weather vocab
Across
- 3. low pressure system area air is rising and winds blow to the center.
- 5. pressure system air is sinking and wind blows out towards the center.
- 6. point temperature where the air is saturated with water vapor.
- 9. is a tool to measure wind speed.
- 10. line on a map that connects places with the same air pressure.
- 17. front boundary between a warm and cold air mass not moving.
- 19. humidity how much water vapor compared to the max amount it can hold.
- 20. vane tool used to find wind direction.
- 21. gauge tool used to measure precipitation in inches or centimeters.
- 22. water droplets that form on surfaces do to condensation on surfaces.
Down
- 1. humidity amounts to water vapor in the air.
- 2. layer of the atmosphere closest to earth's surface where weather occurs.
- 4. tool used to measure humidity.
- 7. front air mass to replace cold air mass.
- 8. are tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere.
- 11. front boundary between one warm air mass between two cold air masses.
- 12. is the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
- 13. is a tool that is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
- 14. front the boundary where two air masses meet.
- 15. pressure is all the weight of the air in the atmosphere.
- 16. front air mass to replace warm air mass.
- 18. mass is a huge volume of air that has uniform temperature and humidity.
- 20. is just air that is moving from areas of high to low pressure.