Weather Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. cold air masses have more particles so they have ___ pressure
  2. 3. Polar air masses are ____
  3. 5. Tropical air masses are ___
  4. 7. Warm air masses have less particles so they have ___ pressure
  5. 9. Thunderstorm clouds
  6. 10. mass Air in a location with the same pressure and humidity
  7. 11. average of all weather conditions over a period of time
  8. 13. a large, rotating tropical storm of 74mph or higher
  9. 17. stream Band of very strong wind high in the troposphere
  10. 18. Type of front where two air masses push against each other
  11. 21. The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
  12. 22. Tool that measures wind speed
  13. 25. Storm with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
  14. 27. The last layer of the atmosphere before space
  15. 28. Condition where body temperature falls dangerously low
  16. 31. Winter storm with heavy blowing snow that falls at least 7 in/hour for 3+ hours
  17. 32. The layer of the atmosphere where you find good ozone
  18. 33. High, wispy clouds
  19. 34. a violently, rotating column of air from thunderclouds to the ground
  20. 35. The coldest layer of the atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. Tool that measures temperature
  2. 4. Form of oxygen that absorbs UV rays
  3. 6. Air moving from high pressure to low pressure
  4. 8. map Uses symbols to show storms, high & low pressure, & fronts
  5. 10. Layers of air surrounding Earth
  6. 12. Intense heat that is discharged when negative charges build up in a cloud
  7. 14. Tool that measures air pressure
  8. 15. A scientist who studies weather conditions
  9. 16. the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time & place
  10. 19. pressure the weight of air pressing down on an area
  11. 20. Injury to the skin from freezing
  12. 23. The International Space Station is here
  13. 24. The sound of lightning
  14. 26. Cotton ball clouds
  15. 29. The boundary between 2 air masses
  16. 30. Clouds that blanket the sky