Weather Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. long-term average of weather
  2. 5. energy from the sun
  3. 8. large storm system that develops in warm ocean waters
  4. 9. global wind patterns are curved due to the rotation of the earth (two words)
  5. 10. line of weather that has colder, drier air behind it and symbols of triangles (two words)
  6. 12. cold air ___ because it is more dense
  7. 13. force caused by the weight of the air (two words)
  8. 16. the equator is ___ because it gets direct sunlight
  9. 17. narrow belt of high-speed winds up high in the atmosphere (two words)
  10. 19. a ___ is a prediction of the weather
  11. 20. changes in temperature cause gases and liquids to move in a circular motion called ___ currents
  12. 23. in Texas, weather and global wind patterns move from ___ (3 words)
Down
  1. 1. movement of air due to change in temperature and pressure
  2. 2. short-term condition of the atmosphere
  3. 3. ocean ___ redistribute warm water from equator and cold water from poles
  4. 4. north or south
  5. 6. large section of air that can be moist/dry or cool/warm (two words)
  6. 7. the poles are ___ because they get indirect sunlight
  7. 11. all of the ___ for weather comes from the sun
  8. 14. line of weather that has warmer, humid air behind it and symbols of half circles (two words)
  9. 15. warm air ___ because it is less dense
  10. 18. another name for hurricanes and weather systems that spin
  11. 21. middle latitude line around center of Earth
  12. 22. a name for hurricanes used in the Pacific Ocean near Asia