Weather Vocabulary
Across
- 2. occurs when a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass, brings thunderstorms or heavy rain
- 5. strong air current that moves weather from west to east
- 6. heat transfer through a gas orliquid
- 10. tool used to measure wind speed
- 11. the force of air pushing down on Earth
- 13. occurs when a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass, brings light rain
- 14. heat transfer through rays
Down
- 1. a warm ocean current that brings warmer temperatures to the east coast of the US
- 3. when water vapor cools down and becomes liquid water
- 4. half of the Earth
- 7. when plants release water from their leaves
- 8. when liquid water heats up and becomes water vapor
- 9. tool used to measure air pressure
- 12. heat transfer through touch/direct contact