Across
- 1. when precipitation runs directly into streams or rivers when soil gets too full
- 5. wispy feathery clouds formed above 6 KM
- 7. dry air is present and cold temperature
- 8. a front boundary of meeting masses
- 9. when the ground gets saturated with water, the water becomes ________.
- 13. two thermometers (wet bulb and dry bulb)
- 15. cold dry air mass
- 16. the percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold
- 17. brings low clouds and showers (maritime polar)
- 21. formed less than 2 KM (may grow in size/height)
- 23. cool humid air mass
- 25. when water vapor cools and forms into water droplets or ice crystals
Down
- 2. Warm air gets trapped between 2 other fronts
- 3. brings precipitation and has warm temperatures
- 4. bands of high speed winds (10 KM)
- 6. process of evaporation from plants
- 10. warm humid air mass
- 11. when water in clouds gets too heavy it falls back to earth as snow or rain
- 12. sun heats up liquid and turns it into a gas
- 14. two characteristics that classify air masses
- 15. warm dry air mass
- 18. Two fronts cant move each other and stay in one place
- 19. a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
- 20. clouds near or at the ground forms when ground is cold at night after a warm humid day
- 22. clouds that form in flat layers usually cover most of the sky
- 24. when rain falls on the land some of the water gets into the soil