Ch. 12 Meteorology

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Across
  1. 5. The global wind system that blows from west to east in the mid-latitudes, specifically between 30° and 60° latitude in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  2. 8. Area where an air mass forms and takes on the temperature and humidity characteristics of that specific geographic location
  3. 11. The boundary between two different air masses with distinct properties
  4. 12. A line on a weather map connecting points of equal temperature
  5. 14. An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  6. 15. The weight of the air in the atmosphere, which is measured by a barometer
  7. 16. A large body of air that shares similar temperature and moisture characteristics
  8. 18. Atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  9. 19. A tool used to measure temperature
  10. 20. A balloon-borne instrument package that collects and transmits weather data from the upper atmosphere
  11. 21. A weather forecast created by comparing current weather patterns to similar patterns that occurred in the past
Down
  1. 1. A device that measures the humidity of the air
  2. 2. The long-term average of weather conditions in a particular region
  3. 3. The change in frequency of a wave (like sound or light) due to the relative motion of the observer and the source, used in Doppler radar to detect wind motion
  4. 4. The prevailing winds that blow from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and southeast in the Southern Hemisphere, moving towards the equator
  5. 6. A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure
  6. 7. Prevailing winds blowing from the east to the west from approximately 60 degrees latitude to the poles
  7. 9. A high-altitude, fast-flowing, narrow current of air that travels west to east around the globe, driven by the temperature differences between air masses
  8. 10. A weather forecast that uses numerical data and computer models to predict how atmospheric variables will change over time
  9. 13. An instrument used to measure wind speed and direction
  10. 17. A record of weather data for a specific location at a specific time, often represented in a standardized graphic format