Across
- 3. systems, an area of the Earth's atmosphere that has a particularly high or low pressure compared to the air around it.
- 7. process of water vapor (gas) turning back into a liquid water
- 8. front, the boundary of an advancing mass of warm air, in particular the leading edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system
- 9. pressure system, a region where the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the planet is greater than its surrounding environment. Winds flow outward from the higher pressure areas near their centers towards the lower pressure areas further from their centers
- 10. polar maritime, moist, mild and unstable air bringing cloud and rain showers
- 11. process of liquid water turning into water vapor (gas) and rising into the air
- 15. clouds, low gray clouds seen during drizzle or light rain
- 19. a layer of gases that surrounds Earth
- 21. second layer of the atmosphere and contains the ozone layer
- 24. front, the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, in particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system
- 25. continental air mass, hot, dry air brings hot weather in summer
- 28. a cloud that has condensed close to the ground
- 29. clouds, white, puffy clouds seen during good weather
- 30. maritime air mass, wet, cold air brings snow in winter
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- 1. maritime air mass, wet, cold air brings cold showery weather
- 2. outermost layer of Earth
- 3. water in any form falling from clouds. This includes rain, drizzle, hail, snow, and sleet
- 4. the distance above seal level on earth
- 5. pressure systems, has lower pressure at its center than the areas around it. Winds blow towards the low pressure, and the air rises in the atmosphere where they meet. As the air rises, the water vapor within it condenses, forming clouds and often precipitation
- 6. the measure of how cold or hot something is
- 12. continental air mass, hot air brings dry summers; cold air brings snow in winter
- 13. clouds, thin and wispy clouds seend during fair weather, might indicate a change in weather is coming
- 14. maritime air mass, warm, moist air brings cloud, rain and mild weather
- 16. cycle,the process of water being cycled through the atmosphere, ocean and land; crucial to the existence of life on our planet
- 17. instruments, any device that measures weather-related conditions; some include barometers, rain gauges, and anemometers
- 18. winds, winds that occur in belts that go all around the planet; caused by unequal heating of the atmosphere
- 20. amount of mass in a given volume of air
- 22. process by which plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves
- 23. layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs
- 26. clouds, made of ice
- 27. layer of the atmosphere that protects Earth's surface from being hit by meteoroids