Weather

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Across
  1. 2. the movement of air from areas of high pressure to low pressure.
  2. 5. describing air masses that form near the poles, usually cold.
  3. 6. a scientist who studies weather and atmospheric conditions.
  4. 8. a tool used to measure temperature.
  5. 9. describing air masses that form over oceans, usually moist.
  6. 11. lines on a weather map that connect areas with the same air pressure.
  7. 13. a tool used to measure wind speed.
  8. 15. a boundary between two air masses with different temperatures and densities.
  9. 16. a tool used to measure air pressure.
  10. 18. what warm air does.
  11. 21. a measure of how hot or cold something is.
  12. 22. a front where a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground.
  13. 23. describing air masses that form near the equator, usually warm.
  14. 24. the average weather conditions in an area over a long period.
  15. 25. cycle, the continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
  16. 26. an area where air rises, often bringing clouds and precipitation.
Down
  1. 1. an area where air sinks, usually bringing clear skies and fair weather.
  2. 3. the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time.
  3. 4. a front where warm air moves over cold air, bringing gradual weather changes.
  4. 7. what cold air does.
  5. 10. a front where cold air moves under warm air, pushing it upward.
  6. 12. the curving of moving air or water due to Earth’s rotation.
  7. 14. any form of water that falls from clouds, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  8. 17. mass, a large body of air with similar temperature and humidity throughout.
  9. 19. describing air masses that form over land, usually dry.
  10. 20. the force of air pressing down on Earth’s surface.