Across
- 6. A weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
- 8. a narrow, variable band of very strong, predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth.
- 10. the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
- 14. The rise of water that occurs as the result of a storm.
- 15. wind patterns that blow in a fairly constant and steady direction across our earth.
- 18. the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
- 19. a moving object seems to veer toward the right in the Northern hemisphere and left in the Southern hemisphere.
- 20. the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
- 21. an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind.
- 23. Stop, close up, or obstruct.
- 26. An imaginary line or a line on a map or chart connecting or marking places over a period of time.
- 27. Another term for tropical storm.
- 29. a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land at night,
- 30. when a liquid becomes a gas.
- 31. a different type of barometer.
- 32. Accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.
- 34. A storm with ____ and lightning.
- 36. the force pushed onto a surface by the weight of the air.
- 38. the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature.
Down
- 1. The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.
- 2. relating to the North or South Pole.
- 3. An instrument used to measure air pressure.
- 4. A weather forecaster.
- 5. The amount of mass in a given object.
- 7. forming or belonging to a continent.
- 9. a body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.
- 11. Local winds are small scale convective winds of local origin caused by temperature differences.
- 12. connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity.
- 13. A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
- 16. A twirling, narrow funnel of wind with speeds of 100 to 300 miles per hour
- 17. lowering of the air temperature caused by the wind, especially as affecting the rate of heat loss from an object or human body.
- 18. process of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and the transpiration of plants and animals.
- 22. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
- 24. a hygrometer consisting of a wet-bulb and a dry-bulb thermometer, the difference in the two thermometer readings being used to determine atmospheric humidity.
- 25. a device for measuring pressure in the atmosphere without the use of liquids.
- 28. a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea during the day.
- 33. the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
- 35. distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees up to 90 degrees.
- 37. An imaginary line or a line on a map or chart connecting or marking places of equal barometric pressure.
- 39. typical of, or peculiar to the tropics.
- 40. Remove something from a place of danger to a safe place.