Across
- 3. when a cold front or warm front stops moving. This happens when two masses of air are pushing against each other, but neither is powerful enough to move the other.
- 5. in the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move around.
- 8. A system of winds that are rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure
- 10. As the warm air over the land is rising, the cooler air over the ocean is flowing over the land surface to replace the rising warm air. This happens during the day
- 11. strong storms that start in the ocean and have winds of at least 74 miles an hour. Occurs in Low pressure systems over warm water!!!
- 13. begin over continents and are dry air masses
- 14. the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater driven by gravity, wind (Coriolis Effect), and water density.
- 15. the state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover. Short period of time. Happening day to day.
- 19. occur in belts around the globe. Warm air rises, creating low pressure zones while cool sinking air creates high pressure zones.
- 20. pushing air away from them into the areas that have lower pressure. They are often times associated with clear blue skies.
Down
- 1. forms when a warm air mass pushes into a cooler air mass. Will bring stormy weather as the warm air mass at the surface rises above the cool air mass, making clouds and storms.
- 2. land surface cools quicker than the water surface at night. The warmer air over the ocean and is rising. The denser cool air over the land is flowing offshore to warm air
- 4. in the same direction as the way in which the hands of a clock move around.
- 6. a weather front that exists where a cold air mass moves into a warmer air mass
- 7. the average weather conditions of a particular place over a long period of time
- 8. a way in which heat travels. It occurs when heat is transferred by the movement of liquids or gases. Warm air rises and cool air falls.
- 9. Air masses that form over oceans, these are warm and contain a lot of moisture.
- 12. Winds blow towards the low pressure, and the air rises in the atmosphere where they meet. As the air rises, the water vapor within it condenses, forming clouds and often precipitation.
- 16. a strong ocean current that brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic
- 17. a giant, rotating storm that brings wind, rain, and destruction.
- 18. areas of salty water that fill enormous basins on the Earth's surface.