Across
- 3. area where 2 types of air masses meet
- 6. cold air mass moving under and quickly flipping warmer air up causing storm conditions followed by cooler and drier weather
- 8. average weather conditions over a long period
- 10. the amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much it could hold at that given temperature
- 12. your impact on the environment because of greenhouse gases produced
- 14. horizontal movement of air caused by unequal heating and air pressure
- 16. water vapor cools and changes from a gas to a liquid; clouds form by this process
- 20. high, thin, wispy clouds made of ice crystals, weather alright for now
- 21. the tool used to measure air pressure
- 22. funnel shaped rotating column of air with very high wind speed
- 23. tool used to measure wind speed
- 26. tool used to measure wind direction
- 28. transfer of thermal (heat) energy in a liquid or gas (fluid), in which the warmer fluid rises and cooler fluid sinks
- 29. continuous movement of water through environment
- 31. low gray clouds that form a blanket over the sky
- 33. transfer of heat from a warmer substance to a cooler substance through direct contact
Down
- 1. curving of wind due to earth’s rotation; northern hemisphere global winds turn right
- 2. rain, sleet, snow, hail falls from clouds to earth’s surface
- 4. transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
- 5. develops over tropical oceans with winds of 74 mph or higher; eye, eyewall and rain bands
- 7. warm less dense air moving gently over top of colder air mass causing drizzly rain followed by clear and warmer weather
- 9. gases and particles put into air because of a product or gas
- 11. towering clouds with a dark base, brings thunderstorms
- 13. usually brief, heavy storms with rain, strong winds, lightning and thunder
- 15. filled
- 17. large body of air where temps and moisture are similar
- 18. 2 bands of fast moving air (100-200 mph) in upper troposphere or lower stratosphere, influences weather and travel
- 19. instrument for measuring the temperature of a system
- 24. liquid water changes into water vapor/gas
- 25. water released from plants’ leaves
- 27. temperature at which water vapor condenses (turns to dew)
- 30. instrument used to measure relative humidity; dry bulb & wet bulb thermometers
- 32. big, fluffy white mid-level clouds that mean fair weather