STAAR Weather Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. fast-flowing, narrow air currents high in the atmosphere
  2. 5. clouds covering a large part of the sky.
  3. 7. sheat-driven cycles occurring in liquids, gases, or molten rock, where warmer, less-dense fluid rises while cooler, denser fluid sinks
  4. 8. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
  5. 9. the leading edge of a cooler, denser air mass
  6. 11. the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
  7. 13. a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land, especially at night, owing to the relative warmth of the sea.
  8. 15. a non-moving boundary between warm and cold air masses
  9. 17. an active remote sensing system used to detect, locate, and monitor precipitation and atmospheric conditions
  10. 18. a storm with violent winds, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
Down
  1. 1. a layer of gases, aerosols, and particles surrounding a planet or celestial body, held in place by gravity
  2. 2. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc
  3. 3. any form of water—liquid or solid—that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail
  4. 6. a light, cool wind that blows from the ocean toward the land during the day, caused by the faster warming of land compared to water
  5. 10. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
  6. 11. the leading edge of an advancing warmer air mass
  7. 12. the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.
  8. 14. a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic Ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, flows along the U.S. East Coast, and crosses to Western Europe
  9. 15. a highly organized, long-lived, and dangerous type of thunderstorm
  10. 16. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period