Across
- 2. climate zone located past the 66.5 degree latitudes
- 3. Think and fluffy clouds with flat bottoms
- 5. Air that moves horizontally, or parallel to the ground
- 7. the angular distance in degrees north or degrees south from the equator
- 8. Water falling from the atmosphere
- 13. large mass of ocean water pushed by hurricanes
- 14. the study of weather and Earth's atmosphere
- 16. the temperature in which condensation and evaporation are equal
- 18. the amount of water vapor in the air compared to saturation
- 19. the height of an area above sea level
- 21. climate zone between 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south with warm, tropical weather.
- 25. tropical low-pressure system with winds blowing at speeds of 119 km/h
- 26. the measure of the transparency of the atmosphere
- 27. climate zone located between 23.5 degrees and 66.5 degrees with a temperate climate
- 29. the surface features of an area
- 30. A boundary that forms between two air masses.
- 31. long distance winds that travel above the global winds for thousands of kilometers
- 32. A collection of small water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air
Down
- 1. the process by which gasses in the atmosphere absorb and radiate heat back to Earth
- 4. and intense local storm that forms strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail
- 5. the analysis of scientific data to predict future weather conditions
- 6. large volume of air in which temperatures and moisture content are nearly the same throughout
- 9. the currents on the surface of the ocean
- 10. The amount of water vapor in the air
- 11. Thin and flat clouds
- 12. destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds and that is sometimes visible as a funnel shaped cloud
- 15. the weather conditions at a place over a long period of time
- 17. sets of meteorlogical symbols that represent the weather at a particular place.
- 20. water that condenses very close to the Earth's surface
- 22. a long period of cooling during which ice sheets spread beyond the polar regions
- 23. the force of air molecules pushing on an area
- 24. Feathery, wispy clouds
- 28. an electric discharge that happens between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area