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