Weather Vocabulary!

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Across
  1. 3. – Air that is moving in a certain direction, like wind.
  2. 6. easterlies - cold winds blowing east to west at the south and north poles
  3. 7. westerlies - high altitude winds that blow from west to east
  4. 12. front - when warm and cold air meet but neither one moves
  5. 13. - half of the earth
  6. 15. - fluffy clouds
  7. 17. – One of the four parts of the year (spring, summer, fall, winter) with
  8. 19. - when a cold front catches up to a warm front, creating snow
  9. 20. - wispy clouds that are really high up
  10. 21. – Wind that blows from the land toward the sea.
  11. 25. – A thick cloud of tiny water droplets near the ground that makes it hardto see.
  12. 28. - lines on a map that go from east to west
  13. 29. – A tool used to measure how fast the wind is blowing.
  14. 30. front - a front that happens when warm air moves over cold air
  15. 31. – Water that moves in a steady direction in oceans, rivers, or
  16. 32. – A tool that shows which direction the wind is coming from.
  17. 34. – An area where the air is lighter and rising, often bringing
  18. 36. - 1st layer of the atmosphere
  19. 38. – A large, slow-moving circle of ocean currents in the ocean.
  20. 39. - measures air pressure
  21. 40. – A warm ocean current that moves warm water across the Atlantic Ocean toward Europe.
  22. 41. - 4th layer and hottest of the atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. – A scientist who studies the weather and makes weather forecasts.
  2. 2. – The usual weather in a place over a long time.
  3. 4. – An area where the air is pushing down more, usually bringing
  4. 5. - lines on a map that go from north to south
  5. 8. gauge - measures rainfall
  6. 9. – Water that falls from the sky, like rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  7. 10. - big thunder clouds
  8. 11. front - a front that happens when cold air moves in
  9. 14. weather.
  10. 16. - 2nd layer of the atmosphere
  11. 18. – Wind that blows from the sea toward the land
  12. 22. – Something that happens every day.
  13. 23. - 5th layer of the atmosphere/space
  14. 24. – Air that is moving.
  15. 26. – What the air is like outside right now, such as sunny, rainy, hot, or cold.
  16. 27. pressure - the force of air pushing down on the earth
  17. 30. – How fast the wind is blowing.
  18. 33. – The main directions on a compass: north, south, east, and west.
  19. 35. - clouds that blanket the sky
  20. 37. - 3rd layer of the atmosphere