Weather

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Across
  1. 3. "It's going to be in the 60's next week"...is an example of weather or climate?
  2. 8. The rotation of air along a cold front
  3. 10. A hurricane will rapidly dissipate when it moves over _____ because it loses it's supply of warm ocean water
  4. 12. A cold front will bring _____ air behind it and have ______ air in front of it
  5. 14. Air masses are described in terms of their _______ and _______ e.g. cP
  6. 16. All low pressure systems rotate this direction in the Norther Hemisphere
  7. 17. A large volume of air that reflects the terrain that it is moving over
  8. 20. These strong winds force warm humid air up and fueling thunderstorms
  9. 21. This upper level wind is responsible for keeping warm air out of Michigan in the winter time
Down
  1. 1. This is the scale that categorizes hurricane strenght
  2. 2. Thunderstorms within cumulonimbus clouds can produce these golf ball sized frozen pellets
  3. 4. Tornado intensity is measured using this scale
  4. 5. This towering type of cloud forms along a cold front
  5. 6. This is the boundary between two large air masses
  6. 7. This type of front is when two cold air masses meet and force warmer air up above them both
  7. 9. "The average temperatures throughout April have increased 3 degrees in the last 20 years" is an example of weather or climate?
  8. 11. The two air masses that impact Michigan the most are __ out of Canada and __ out of the Gulf of Mexico
  9. 13. A warm front will bring _____ air behind it and have ______ air in front of it
  10. 15. These charged particles get split at the top and bottom of a storm cloud, which lightning strikes between
  11. 18. In the Northern Hemisphere, high pressure system winds move ______ and spin clockwise
  12. 19. A city that has a cold front approaching might experience these in the coming days