Across
- 3. A measure of how much water vapor is in the air
- 4. An instrument used to measure temperature
- 5. The layer of the atmosphere closest to earth
- 7. Cold air sinks because more ______ than warm air
- 9. Water changes from liquid to gas
- 13. The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area
- 14. An instrument used to measure wind speed
- 16. The layer of gasses that surround Earth
- 18. An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall
- 19. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a specific time and place
- 21. Winds that blow in one direction, moving air masses
- 22. A type of weather front where cold air masses overtake warm air masses
- 24. Water changes from gas to liquid
Down
- 1. A type of front where two air masses collide, but neither pushes the other out of the way
- 2. A person who predicts the weather
- 6. Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, primarily as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- 8. The boundary between two air masses
- 10. A weather front where an air mass gets separated from the ground
- 11. An instrument used to determine the direction of the wind
- 12. An instrument used to measure air pressure
- 15. A type of weather front where warm air masses overtake cold air masses
- 17. The circulation of air due to heating and cooling molecules
- 20. A large body of air with roughly the same temperature and humidity
- 23. The most abundant gas we breathe
