Across
- 1. a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land, especially at night, owing to the relative warmth of the sea.
- 3. a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility
- 5. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
- 8. the leading edge of a cooler, denser air mass
- 10. 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
- 14. water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer.
- 17. the state of the tide when at its lowest level
- 20. a climate pattern characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean
- 21. fast-flowing, narrow air currents high in the atmosphere
- 24. heat-driven cycles occurring in fluids (liquids or gases) where warmer, less-dense material rises while cooler, denser material sinks
- 26. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- 27. any form of water—liquid or solid—that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail
- 30. a region where the atmospheric pressure is higher than the surrounding environment, causing denser, cold air to sink and disperse outward
- 31. a non-moving boundary between warm and cold air masses
- 32. a storm with violent winds, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
- 33. a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
Down
- 2. a gentle wind
- 4. 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
- 6. the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
- 7. a layer of gases, aerosols, and particles surrounding a planet or celestial body, held in place by gravity
- 9. a severe, long-lasting winter storm characterized by strong winds (exceeding 35 mph or 56 km/h), low temperatures, and heavy falling or blowing snow that reduces visibility
- 11. the state of the tide when at its highest level
- 12. an active remote sensing system used to detect, locate, and monitor precipitation and atmospheric conditions
- 13. a region where the atmospheric pressure is lower than the surrounding areas, causing air to rise, condense, and form clouds, precipitation, and windy conditions
- 15. the leading edge of an advancing warmer air mass
- 16. a highly organized, long-lived thunderstorm characterized by a persistent rotating updraft
- 18. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc
- 19. a climate pattern characterized by the unusual warming of surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, usually occurring every 2–7 years
- 22. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
- 23. the boundary or transition zone separating two different air masses
- 25. a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water.
- 28. 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.
- 29. 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.