Science Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. a weather system that is the boundary separating two different types of air
  2. 5. a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period.
  3. 8. the atomstspheric condition, along with short term changes.
  4. 12. Report- meteorological data that are measured in the vertical layers of the atmosphere
  5. 13. Cycle- the series of natural processes by which water continuously move throughout the atmosphere.
  6. 15. Report- observations are the fundamental data used for safety as well as climatological reasons to forecast weather and issue warnings worldwide.
  7. 16. System- An area of a relative pressure minimum that has converging winds and rotates in the same direction as the earth
Down
  1. 1. Model- a model of a plan or design which is created on a computer, especially in order to discover how to make or improve a product
  2. 3. the amount of water vapor in the air.
  3. 4. Radar- a radar tracking system using the Doppler effect to determine the location and velocity of a storm, clouds, precipitation
  4. 6. System- have more air pressure than their surroundings
  5. 7. Point- temperature at which air is saturated and condensation can occur.
  6. 9. Pressure- the force that a column of air applies on to the air or a surface below it.
  7. 10. Humidity- the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor in the air could contain at that temperature.
  8. 11. water in liquid form or solid form that falls from the atmosphere.
  9. 14. Mass- a large body of air with generally uniform temperature and humidity