Oceans and Weather

6. A natural movement of air.
7. A specific set of weather conditions occurring in the lowest levels of the atmosphere.
9. Global air circulation patterns within the atmosphere held to earth by gravity and warmed as heat radiates from earth.
12. A directional movement of ocean water.
15. The force exerted by the atmosphere on earth’s surface by the weight of the air above the surface.
16. The day to day state of the atmosphere

1. The change from a liquid state to a gas state.
2. An instrument that measures the amount of atmospheric pressure.
3. Bodies of air extending over large areas.
4. An air mass with less atmospheric pressure than surrounding air masses.
5. Amount of water vapor or moisture content in air.
6. A map or chart that show weather conditions at a specific time and region.
8. Forms at the surface of earth when a cold, dry air mass takes over a warmer, humid air mass.
10. An air mass with a greater atmospheric pressure than surrounding air masses.
11. Forms at the surface of earth when a warm, moist air mass overtakes a coo, dense and dryer air mass.
13. The change from a gas state to a liquid state.
14. A large, tropical weather system consisting of an extremely low pressure air mass.