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