Weather Vocabulary Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. are lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal barometric pressure
  2. 8. a hurricane intensity scale that relates hurricane damage to wind speed and central air pressure
  3. 11. begins on September 22 or 23
  4. 14. air in motion, is a result of the uneven heating of the sarth's surface by the sun
  5. 15. is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place in a region
  6. 17. is an instrument used for measruing air pressure
  7. 18. is weather that can potentially cause harm to people and the environment
  8. 19. is the air that surrounds the earth
  9. 22. is the study of weather, and it deals with understanding the forces and causes of weather
Down
  1. 1. a storm that always has lightning and thunder
  2. 2. measures the strength of tornadoes based upon wind speed
  3. 3. are very destructive storms that form over land with destructive winds that can spin up to 300 mph
  4. 4. is the physical change from the property of liquid matter to gaseous matter
  5. 6. establish by government to keep people informed of changing weather conditions
  6. 7. when a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass
  7. 9. is a measurement of force exerted on a given unit of space by the weight of air
  8. 10. occurs when water in liquid and solid form can no longer stay in the earth's atmosphere
  9. 12. the explosive sound of air expanding as it is heated by lightning
  10. 13. is a physical phase change from the property of gaseous matter to liquid matter
  11. 16. when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass
  12. 17. results ehn wind speeds exceed 56 km/h and temperature is less than -7'C
  13. 20. is the moisture in the air
  14. 21. is a cloud that forms at the surface of the earth