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  1. 9. The amount water vapor in the atmosphere in a given location
  2. 11. branched channel of positively charged particles
  3. 12. channel of partially charged air
  4. 16. created by applying physical principles and mathematics to the atmospheric variables then making predictions based on these variables
  5. 17. the forms of water that fall from clouds
  6. 19. The amount of water vapor needed for the volume of air to reach saturation
  7. 20. violent downdrafts
  8. 26. classifies hurricanes based on wind speeds
  9. 27. rise of the sea associated with hurricanes
  10. 28. made by advancing cold fronts
  11. 30. A narrow band of fast winds
  12. 32. the temperature that air must be cooled to reach saturation
  13. 34. the wind zones between 60 N latitude and the north pole and 60 S latitude and south pole
  14. 35. Is the extra thermal energy contained in water vapor
  15. 36. a small particle in the atmosphere around which water droplets form
  16. 38. occurs when air moves up the side of a mountain
  17. 39. periods of time where rainfall is below average
  18. 40. They form by flattening it out and winds will spread it horizontally
  19. 41. between 30 N and 30 S are 2 circulation belts of wind
  20. 43. measure air pressure
  21. 44. the calm center of a storm
  22. 45. record of weather data for a particular site and time
  23. 46. measures temperature
  24. 48. A type of cloud that forms at heights below 2000 meters
Down
  1. 1. measures humidity
  2. 2. the long term variations in weather for a particular area
  3. 3. lines of equal pressure
  4. 4. ranks tornadoes based on path of destruction
  5. 5. the area over which the air mass forms
  6. 6. has a wispy indistinct appearance
  7. 7. It is when air masses to rise over a topographic barrier
  8. 8. self sustaining extremely powerful storms
  9. 10. when air rises because of unequal heating of earth's surface within one air mass
  10. 13. a narrow region between two air masses
  11. 14. low pressure tropical storms
  12. 15. prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude
  13. 18. gathers upper atmospheric data
  14. 21. large volume of air that has the same characteristics of humidity and temperature
  15. 22. lines of equal temperature
  16. 23. It occurs when the amount of water vapor has reached the maximum amount
  17. 24. measures wind speed
  18. 25. violent colom of spinning air in contact with the ground
  19. 27. occur because land and water distribute thermal energy differently
  20. 29. The increase in temperature with height of atmosphere layer
  21. 31. based on comparison of current weather patterns to similar weather patterns from the past
  22. 33. the result of why liquid and objects move in a curved pattern
  23. 37. an increase or decrease in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward or away from each other
  24. 42. the state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover
  25. 47. tall band of strong winds surrounding the eye