Weather
Across
- 4. A tropical cyclone with winds of 119km/h or higher
- 6. Winds that blow over short distances
- 7. The amount of mass in a given volume of air
- 8. The distance above sea level (elevation)
- 11. A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- 15. Lines joining places that have the same temperature
- 16. An instrument that is used to measure air pressure
- 18. A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
- 19. Has two thermometers, a wet bulb thermometer and a dry bulb thermometer
- 23. The flow of air from land to a body of water
- 24. Consists of a long glass tube that is closed at one end and open at the other
- 26. Warm air masses
- 27. The increased cooling that a wind can cause
- 29. The process in which molecules of liquid escape into the air after becoming water vapor
- 33. The process by which water vapor becomes liquid water
- 34. Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface
- 35. pressure The result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area
- 36. Scientists that study and try to predict weather
- 38. Lines joining places of the map that have the same air pressure
- 39. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a thunderstorm to touch Earth’s surface
- 40. A violent disturbance in the atmosphere
Down
- 1. A swirling center of low air pressure
- 2. Cold air masses
- 3. The distance from the equator, measured in degrees
- 5. Air masses that form over land
- 8. Has an airtight metal chamber
- 9. The warm air mass is cut off from the ground
- 10. Air masses that form over oceans
- 12. A sudden spark, or an electrical discharge
- 13. Move away temporarily
- 14. The huge body of air in the lower atmosphere that has similar temperature, humidity and air pressure at any given height
- 17. Has three or four spokes that spin on an axle
- 20. The boundary where the air masses meet
- 21. Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
- 22. A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake
- 25. The percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature
- 28. The way earth’s rotation makes winds curve
- 30. High-pressure centers of dry air
- 31. The movement of air parallel to Earth’s surface
- 32. The movement of water through Earth’s systems, powered by sun’s energy
- 37. A “dome” of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands