Weather SOL Review

2. Long periods of little or no precipitation that could cause the ground to shrink & plants and animals to die.
5. A type of precipitation that melts in the upper atmosphere and freezes when it hits the surface.
6. Measures humidity
10. A type of precipitation that melts in the upper atmosphere and refreezes in the lower atmosphere.
11. The mixture of cold and warm air at a ___ front causes rain that remains in the area for many days.
12. A type of precipitation that stays frozen all the way down.
14. Atmospheric conditions in a region at a particular moment or short period of time
15. Air masses that form over water are ___ air masses.

1. Measures air pressure
3. Water vapor cools down & changes into liquid water that sticks to small particles in the air & each other forming clouds
4. Measures wind speed & direction
7. Average weather of a region over a long period of time
8. A ___ pressure system brings rainy, often severe, "Lousy" weather.
9. A continental polar air mass is cold & ___.
13. Red half circles on a weather map indicate a ___ front.