Across
- 2. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
- 4. any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the earth
- 6. liquid precipitation: water falling from the sky
- 8. The forward edge of an advancing mass of cold air that pushes under a mass of warm air
- 9. a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor suspended in the atmosphere of a planet.
- 10. recipitation in the form of small white ice crystals formed directly from the water vapor of the air at a temperature of less than 32°F
- 13. Areas where the air is warmed often have lower pressure because the warm air rises
- 16. a hurricane that occurs in the Pacific Ocean
- 17. water vapor in the air
- 18. have more air pressure than their surroundings
- 19. a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- 20. violent tropical cyclone with winds moving at 73 or more miles per hour, often accompanied by torrential rains,
Down
- 1. what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.
- 3. he force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth front The forward edge of an advancing mass of cold air that pushes under a mass of warm air.
- 5. a hurricane that occurs in the north Indian Ocean
- 7. motion in a gas or liquid in which the warmer portions rise and the colder portions sink
- 11. An overflow of water onto normprecipitationd.
- 12. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
- 14. the state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover.
- 15. the transition zone where a warmer air mass is replacing a cooler air mass