Weather Crossword Puzzle

5. measures wind direction
8. rising warm air
10. the border between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass
12. an air mass with less atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses; air moves toward the area of low pressure, traveling in a counterclockwise direction in the nortern hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere
13. measures wind speed
15. air that moves parallel to Earth's surface during the convection process
18. amount of water vapor or moisture content in air
21. a form of energy that spreads out as it travels
23. measures air humidity
24. the force exerted by the atmosphere on Earth's surface by the weight of the air above the surface

1. a front that stalls over an area; the weather does not change with this front
2. the flow of air in a circular pattern; air rises, then falls, then rises again
3. area of cooler drier air
4. the boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a receding cooler air mass
6. a tool that measures air temperature
7. a map or chart that shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time over a specific region
9. an instrument that measures the amount of atomspheric pressure
11. area of warmer moister air
14. A body of air extending over a large area (1000 miles or more) that develops and retains specific characteristics of pressure, temperature, and humidity
16. an air mass with greater atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses; air moves away from the center of the high pressure, traveling in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the southern hemisphere
17. Global air cirulation patterns within the atmosphere held to Earth by gravity and warmed as heat radiates from Earth; influenced by convection of warm, less dense air (rises and spreads out) and cold, dense air (sinks)
19. sinking cool air
20. refers to the transfer of heat through a liquid or gas, such as air
22. the day-to-day state of the atmosphere