Weather & Climate Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. the boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures and densities. There are four types of fronts: cold front, warm front, stationary front, and occluded front.
  2. 3. front: a weather front where a cooler air mass replaces a warmer air mass. Cold fronts often bring rain and thunderstorms
  3. 7. zone: the climate zone near the equator, where average temperatures are warm.
  4. 11. A person who studies weather and its patterns.
  5. 14. Zone: are areas with distinct climates, which occur in an east-west direction around the Earth, and can be classified using different climatic parameters.
  6. 16. the sound caused by the rapid expansion of air during a lightning strike.
  7. 19. an electrical discharge between positively and negatively charged surfaces, either between clouds or between a cloud and the ground.
Down
  1. 2. zones: the climate zones between the polar zones and the tropical zone. Average temperatures in temperate zones have a wide range, and are warmer near the tropical zone and cooler near the polar zones.
  2. 4. the distance north or south of the equator.
  3. 5. front: a weather front where a warm front is between two cold fronts. Occluded fronts may bring continuous rain or snow.
  4. 6. Disaster: a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life.
  5. 8. zones: the climate zones near the north and south poles, where average temperatures are very cold.
  6. 9. front: a weather front where a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass. The less dense warm air mass moves over the denser, cold air. Warm fronts often bring light rain followed by clear, warmer weather.
  7. 10. the pattern of weather over a long period of time (like 30 years)
  8. 12. the current conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
  9. 13. movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
  10. 15. any moisture that falls to Earth (rain, snow, hail, sleet, or mist)
  11. 17. a collection of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air.
  12. 18. front: a weather front where a cold air mass and a warm air mass move toward each other. Stationary fronts often bring extended periods of rain.