Across
- 6. is shown on a weather map by a blue H
- 7. Cloud type that appears feathery or wispy, made from ice crystals
- 8. Thunderstorm clouds that come in rainy or bad weather that can bring heavy rain, hail, and even tornados
- 10. In a high-pressure system, you would expect ____ weather (good,bad)
- 12. When there is a ____ passing by, you can expect thunderstorms
- 14. Where do cold and warm air masses meet in a stationary boundary?
- 16. A large body of air that has the same temperature and density throughout
- 17. Low pressure systems rotate
- 19. Is associated with bad weather and is shown on a weather map by a blue L
- 23. If a air mass formed over the land near the equator it would be called
- 24. This front is shown on a weather map by red triangles
Down
- 1. When a warm front and a cold front collide, but neither of them have enough energy to move the other
- 2. Water in any form falling from clouds. Ex. rain, drizzle, hail, snow, sleet
- 3. A person who studies weather
- 4. What type of front is caused by two cold fronts pushing up a warm front
- 5. Big storms spin due to the ____ effect
- 9. If a breeze is coming from the sea onto the land it is a ___ breeze
- 11. Measures atmospheric pressure
- 13. If a air mass formed over the water over the poles it would be called
- 15. The two types of winds are local and ___ winds
- 18. When air masses meet but do not mix due to the differences in temperature and density
- 20. Clouds that are flat, low, and grey. Tend to produce steady, light precipitation
- 21. Sea and land breezes are ___ winds
- 22. Wind is caused by the uneven heating of the ____