Across
- 3. boundary between two air masses
- 4. an intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km/h
- 5. air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
- 7. an instrument that measures air pressure
- 10. reaches Earth as water droplets
- 11. a violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow
- 13. a violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground
- 14. forms when the temperature is below 0 degrees C
- 15. an instrument used to measure wind speed
- 16. the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature
- 18. flat, white, layered
- 20. known as electrical storms because or their lightening
- 23. a large body of circulating air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside of the system
- 25. water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere
- 26. reaches Earth as solid, frozen crystals
- 28. the force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below it
Down
- 1. the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation can occur
- 2. is water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere
- 6. system a large body of circulating air with low pressure at its center and higher pressure outside of system
- 8. scientists who study and predict weather
- 9. wispy
- 12. are large bodies of air that uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure
- 17. is the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
- 19. fluffy, heaped, or piled up
- 21. the series of natural processes by which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere
- 22. the amount of water vapor in the air
- 24. a cloud that forms near Earth's surface
- 27. forms when the temperature is above 0 degrees C