Topic 5 Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 2. violent disturbance in the atmosphere
  2. 5. any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface
  3. 8. a swirling center of low pressure
  4. 10. the process in which water moves between the surface of the Earth and the atmosphere
  5. 11. the temperature at which condensation begins
  6. 13. level of the ocean is raised by as much as 6 meters
  7. 14. band of high-speed winds about 10km above Earth's surface
  8. 16. long-term weather pattern in an area
  9. 18. localized storm accompanied with heavy precipitation, thunder, and lightening
  10. 19. overflowing of water in a normally dry area
  11. 20. fast and brief spinning column of air
  12. 21. high-pressure swirling center
Down
  1. 1. long period with little or no rainfall
  2. 3. the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
  3. 4. boundary where air masses meet
  4. 6. water vapor(gas) changes into liquid water
  5. 7. huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure
  6. 9. percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount
  7. 12. water on Earth's surface heats up and goes into the surrounding air
  8. 15. scientist who studies and predicts weather
  9. 17. a cyclone that exceeds 119 km/hour