Across
- 1. a ______ cloud is thick, fluffy and associated with fair weather
- 2. forms when raindrops fall through a layer of freezing air near Earth's surface, forming ice pellets
- 5. lines that connect areas of similar temperature on a weather map
- 6. a front where cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass causing violent weather
- 8. lumps of ice that forms in cumulonimbus clouds; freezes in layers because it gets pushed back into the cloud
- 9. _______ (warmer/cooler) air holds more water vapor
- 11. ___ pressure areas are associated with fair weather
- 13. this measures air pressure
- 15. forms when the air temperature is freezing
- 16. a visible mass when water vapor condenses around small particles
- 17. air masses of different temperatures and humidity levels meet
- 19. the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
- 20. a low pressure system with high winds that forms over warm ocean water
Down
- 1. large, swirling areas of low pressure and is associated with stormy weather
- 3. lines that connect areas of similar air pressure on a weather map
- 4. this measures humidity
- 7. a front where 2 cold air masses trap a warm air mass, lifting it up causing long periods of cloudiness and rain
- 10. measures rainfall
- 12. water vapor in the air
- 14. this shows the direction the wind is blowing from
- 17. a cloud that is near the ground
- 18. large body of air that has the same amount of humidity, temperature, and pressure throughout