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Across
  1. 4. A tropical cyclone with winds of 119km/h or higher
  2. 6. Winds that blow over short distances
  3. 7. The amount of mass in a given volume of air
  4. 8. The distance above sea level (elevation)
  5. 11. A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
  6. 15. Lines joining places that have the same temperature
  7. 16. An instrument that is used to measure air pressure
  8. 18. A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
  9. 19. Has two thermometers, a wet bulb thermometer and a dry bulb thermometer
  10. 23. The flow of air from land to a body of water
  11. 24. Consists of a long glass tube that is closed at one end and open at the other
  12. 26. Warm air masses
  13. 27. The increased cooling that a wind can cause
  14. 29. The process in which molecules of liquid escape into the air after becoming water vapor
  15. 33. The process by which water vapor becomes liquid water
  16. 34. Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface
  17. 35. pressure The result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area
  18. 36. Scientists that study and try to predict weather
  19. 38. Lines joining places of the map that have the same air pressure
  20. 39. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a thunderstorm to touch Earth’s surface
  21. 40. A violent disturbance in the atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. A swirling center of low air pressure
  2. 2. Cold air masses
  3. 3. The distance from the equator, measured in degrees
  4. 5. Air masses that form over land
  5. 8. Has an airtight metal chamber
  6. 9. The warm air mass is cut off from the ground
  7. 10. Air masses that form over oceans
  8. 12. A sudden spark, or an electrical discharge
  9. 13. Move away temporarily
  10. 14. The huge body of air in the lower atmosphere that has similar temperature, humidity and air pressure at any given height
  11. 17. Has three or four spokes that spin on an axle
  12. 20. The boundary where the air masses meet
  13. 21. Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
  14. 22. A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake
  15. 25. The percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature
  16. 28. The way earth’s rotation makes winds curve
  17. 30. High-pressure centers of dry air
  18. 31. The movement of air parallel to Earth’s surface
  19. 32. The movement of water through Earth’s systems, powered by sun’s energy
  20. 37. A “dome” of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands