Weather Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. an air mass with greater atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses; air moves away from the center of the high pressure.
  2. 5. the force exerted by the atmosphere on Earth´s surface by the weight of the air above the surface.
  3. 6. the boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a receding cooler air mass.
  4. 8. the border between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass.
  5. 9. the day-to-day stae of the atmosphere.
  6. 10. amount of water vapor or moisture content in the air
  7. 11. a map or chart that shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time over a specific region.
Down
  1. 1. an air mass with less atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses; air moves toward the area of low pressure.
  2. 2. a body of air extending over a large area that develops and retains specific characteristics of pressure, temperature, and humidity.
  3. 3. an instrument that measures the amount o atmospheric pressure.
  4. 7. global air circulation patterns within the atmosphere held to Earth by gravity and warmed by heat radiates from Earth.