Across
- 4. The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
- 6. The boundary of an advancing mass of warm air, in particular the leading edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.
- 11. Is an area where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of the area surrounding it.
- 13. Is a region where the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the planet is greater than its surrounding environment
- 14. The relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth's outermost layer.
- 15. Elevation above sea level
- 16. the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, in particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.
- 17. A wind from the direction that is predominant at a particular place or season.
- 18. The draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.
- 19. effect The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
- 20. A scientist who studies the causes of weather and tries to predict it.
Down
- 1. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's Surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- 2. A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity. and air pressure at any given high
- 3. The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
- 5. The change in state from a gas to liquid
- 7. The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change a gas.
- 8. The temperature at which condensation begins.
- 9. Band of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface.
- 10. The amount of water vapor in a given volume of air
- 12. The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
- 21. The boundary between two air masses neither of which is replacing the other.
