Meteorology

2. areas of this pressure experience warm, cloudy and often stormy weather
4. when charges within clouds build up and overcome the air's ability to separate them and a stream of electrons zig zag their way to the ground
6. to measure weather meteorologists measure 5 properties of this
7. narrow funnel of rapidly swirling wind
11. moisture falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet or hail
12. areas of this pressure experience cool and clear weather
14. a daily or weekly status of the atmosphere

1. the study of weather
3. the log term overall physical condition of a region
5. a large scale storm that can be called cyclones or typhoons in other parts of the world
6. a force exerted onto a surface by the weight of air molecules
8. when super heated air rapidly expands and bumps into air masses around it causing a shock wave of sound
9. atmospheric pressure units
10. the barrier line at the furthest point of the stratosphere
13. a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air