Across
- 4. a common condition that affects the body
- 6. process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions
- 7. relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere
- 10. a device for measuring air humidity
- 11. large body of air with generally uniform
- 13. to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority
- 17. a transition zone between two different air masses at the Earth's surface
Down
- 1. mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
- 2. process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air
- 3. 1013.25 millibars or 14.7 pounds per square inch
- 5. strong ocean current that brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico
- 8. occurs when blood pressure is much lower than normal
- 9. the quality or state of being density
- 12. is the long-term heating of Earth's surface
- 14. the amount of water vapor in the air
- 15. an instrument that measures wind speed and wind pressure
- 16. instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure