Hurricane Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• hurricane : a powerful, rotating storm that forms over warm oceans near the equator in the ocean.
• anemometer : a weather instrument that measures wind speed. atlantic ocean the atlantic ocean is a large body of salt water that separates the americas from europe and
• atlantic ocean : a large body of salt water that separates the americas from europe and africa.
• barometer : device that measures air pressure.
• counter clockwise : motion goes in a circle in the opposite direction from the way a clock moves
• cyclone : a closed, rotating wind.
• degree : a unit of measurement of an angle
• equator : an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles.
• eye : hurricane winds blow in a spiral around the calm, roughly circular center called the _ .
• forecast : a prediction of future weather made by meteorologists.
• isobar : a line on a weather map that represents constant barometric (air) pressure.
• jet stream : a narrow, powerful wind that flows high the atmosphere (in the upper troposphere).
• landfall : when a hurricane first goes over land.
• radar : device that detects objects at a distance (like hurricanes) using radio waves. radar stands for "radio detecting and ranging."
• vortex : a spinning flow of air
• typhoon : a tropical cyclone that forms in the western pacific ocean
• updraft : a current of air that is flowing upwards.
• waterspout : a tornado that passes over water
• spiral rainbands : long bands of rain clouds that seem to spiral into the eyewall
• storm surge : a rise in the ocean as the result of strong winds from a hurricane or other intense storm