ES 5.2.9 & 5.2.10

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Across
  1. 4. The newest type of radar that allows meteorologists to track precipitation within a storm and identify areas of rotation which indicates tornadoes.
  2. 5. These use weather symbols to show weather conditions in a particular region.
  3. 8. This is used to prevent large hail, reduce the density of fog, or cause clouds to produce precipitation.
  4. 12. A barrier of trees or shrubs designed to protect crops from wind and damage.
  5. 13. This instrument measures humidity.
  6. 14. This instrument measures temperature.
  7. 15. This instrument measures atmospheric pressure.
  8. 17. These forecasts are limited to predicting general trends in the weather and cannot give specifics.
Down
  1. 1. This measures temperature, pressure, and humidity at different heights of the atmosphere.
  2. 2. These weather instruments are in space and carry instruments that measure weather patterns across the world.
  3. 3. These forecasts cover periods of two to seven days.
  4. 6. These types of forecasts predict weather over the next 12-48 hours.
  5. 7. This instrument measures wind speed.
  6. 9. These can process thousands of observations from weather stations aircraft, ships, and satellites from around the world every few hours.
  7. 10. A line that connects points of equal atmospheric pressure.
  8. 11. One of the most basic tools for organizing weather information.
  9. 16. This helps meteorologists track storms. Beams are concentrated electric pulses that shoot outward and return when they hit objects.