Weather Maps Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• warm air : holds more water vapor.
• fair : increasing (high)air pressure signals this type of weather. (fair or stormy)
• sink : in a high pressure system, cool air masses become more dense and .......(sink or rise)
• air pressure : pressure caused by the weight of the air above an area.
• humidity : amount of water vapor or moisture content in air.
• air masses : bodies of air extending over large areas that have similar characteristics including pressure, temperature, and humidity.
• cold front : the border created when a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass.
• low pressure : an air mass with less atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses.
• barometer : an instrument that measures air pressure.
• weather : the day to day state of the atmosphere including temperature, humidity, and precipitation.
• high pressure : an air mass with greater atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses.
• warm front : the boundary created when a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass.
• weather map : a map or chart that shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time over a specific region.
• convection : heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler, more dense fluids
• rise : in a low pressure system, warm air masses become less dense and ....(sink or rise)
• cold air : holds less water vapor.
• stormy : decreasing (low) air pressure signals this type of weather. (fair or stormy)