Across
- 4. Unsorted mixture of rocks, sand, and clay that is directly deposited by a melting glacier.
- 5. A type of weathering that occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes and expands (by about 9%), over time widening the cracks. Repeated cycles of freezing and thawing eventually shatter the rock.
- 8. the unit we measure cloud cover in
- 12. Lines on a map that connect points of equal height above sea level in metres.
- 15. the unit that we measure air pressure in
- 17. A precise method of locating a point on a map using a grid system on an OS Map consisting of 6 figures.
- 18. The long-term average weather conditions in an area (typically average over 30 years).
- 20. When a mass of warmer air is pushing into mass of colder air.
- 21. the force that makes rain fall as droplets
- 22. the surname of the man who had a ball bearing factory in Chelmsford
Down
- 1. the air mass that hits the UK from the east and is typically cold and dry but can bring snow in winter
- 2. Precipitation that occurs when the sun heats the ground, causing moist air to rise, cool, condense, and form clouds, leading to rainfall.
- 3. A map projection that preserves true distances from the center of the projection
- 6. The major city that the A12 connects Chelmsford to
- 7. A weather event that does not fit the pattern of usual weather in that area and typically could cause damage to property or threaten lives.
- 9. A small lake formed in a corrie after the glacier melts.
- 10. The variations in height and slope of the Earth's surface.
- 11. When a mass of colder air is pushing into mass of warmer air.
- 13. the air mass that hits the UK from the south west and is usually warm and wet
- 14. the shape that represents a cold front on a synotpic chart
- 16. An instrument used to measure wind speed.
- 19. A process of erosion scrapes against a surface, wearing it away.