Across
- 9. when hurricane force winds drive a mound of ocean water toward coastal areas where it washes over land
- 10. ranks hurricanes by windspeed, potential for flooding, and potential for property damage
- 14. Lines of equal temperature
- 15. long term average of variations in weather for a certain area
- 16. the results in fluid and objects moving in an apparent curved path rather than a straight line
- 17. water that falls from the clouds
- 18. fluffy looking clouds that form under 2000m
- 24. temperature to which the air must be cooled at a constant pressure to reach saturation
- 26. consists of a package of sensors and a battery powered radio transmitter
- 28. created by applying physical principles and math to atmospheric variables and making a prediction on how they will change over time
- 29. the area over which the air mass forms
- 31. calm center of a storm
- 34. measures wind speed
- 35. measures air pressure
- 38. extended period of very hot temperatures
- 39. 2 circulation winds between latitudes 30*N and 30*S
- 40. Measures humidity
- 43. the ratio of the amount of humidity in a volume of air to the amount needed to reach saturation
- 44. increase in temperature with height in an atmospheric layer
- 47. a thunderstorm that happens when air rises because of unequal heating of earths surface within one airmass
- 48. record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time
- 49. when water droplets join and form a bigger droplet
- 50. large rotating low-pressure tropical storms
- 51. violent downdrafts concentrated in local area
- 52. based on a comparison of current weather problems to similar weather patterns from the past
- 53. the extra thermal energy contained in water compared to liquid water
Down
- 1. layered sheetlike cloud that covers most of the sky and forms under 2000m
- 2. when an air mass is forced to rise over a topographic border
- 3. channel of partially charged air
- 4. thunderstorm where an air mass rises up by orographic lifting
- 5. small particle in the atmosphere around which water droplets can form
- 6. local air-mass thunderstorm that occur because land and water store and release thermal energy differently
- 7. self-sustaining, extremely powerful storms
- 8. short-term variations in atmospheric phenomena that interact and effect the environment and life on earth
- 11. narrow region between two air masses of different densities
- 12. violent whirling column of air touching ground
- 13. thunderstorm produced by advancing cold and warm fronts
- 19. the amount of water vapor in a volume of air has reached the maximum amount
- 20. the wind zones between latitude 60*N and the North pole, and 60*S and the South pole
- 21. ranks tornados on their destruction, wind speed, and duration
- 22. measures temperature
- 23. narrow band of fast wind
- 25. amount of water vapor in the air
- 27. -Effect the change in pitch or frequency that occurs due to the relative motion of a wave, such as sound or light
- 30. cloud with a wispy indistinct appearance that form around 6000m
- 32. extended period of very cold temperatures
- 33. estimates how cold the air feels to the human body
- 36. stepped leader near the ground creating a branched channel of positively charged particles
- 37. extended periods with little to no rainfall
- 41. tall band of strong winds surrounding the eye
- 42. Westerlies the wind systems located between latitude 30* N and 60*N and latitude 30*S and 60*s
- 45. a large volume of air that has the same characteristics as its source region
- 46. lines of equal pressure