Weather Maps Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. a map or chart that shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time over a specific region
  2. 5. measures wind direction
  3. 7. measures air pressure
  4. 11. global air circulation patterns
  5. 12. rising warm air
  6. 19. an air mass with less atmospheric pressure than surrounding airmasses
  7. 21. liquid
  8. 22. the force exerted on Earth by the air above
  9. 24. measures air temperature
  10. 25. the day-to-day state of the atmosphere
  11. 26. refers to the transfer of heat from a liquid or gas such as air
  12. 27. a body of air extending over a large area
  13. 28. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Down
  1. 1. when water falls from the sky
  2. 2. the process of turning from liquid into gas
  3. 4. measures wind speed
  4. 6. the flow of air in circular patterns: air rises, flows parallel to Earths surface, falls, flows parallel to Earths surface, and rises again
  5. 8. amount of water vapor or moisture content in air
  6. 9. the border between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass
  7. 10. an air mass with greater atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses
  8. 13. a form of energy that spreads out as it travels
  9. 14. changes in something's state of matter, such as water to water vapor
  10. 15. the boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a receding cooler air mass
  11. 16. warm air sliding under cool air
  12. 17. psychrometer measures relative humidity
  13. 18. measures wind direction
  14. 20. the process of turning from gas
  15. 23. sinking cool air