Weather Patterns Crossword

A _____________ is the most destructive storm on Earth
A ____________ front forms when a large, high-pressure system lingers over an area for several days.
An example of a ____________ air mass is a polar air mass that forms over the northern Atlantic Ocean.
A boundary between two air masses is a ____________.
In a ______________ , rising air cools and water vapor condenses, forming clouds.
Cold air pushes underneath warm air because it is ____________.
In a _____________ front, warm air glides over cold air.
A ________________ front forms when a fast-moving cold front catches up with a slow-moving warm front.
The first stage of a ___________ is when clouds form; this is the cumulus stage.
Rapidly expanding air molecules near a bolt of lightning cause a sound that is referred to as ________________.
Dry air masses that form over land are called ____________ air masses.
More ________________ occur in the United States than anywhere else.
An air mass that forms near the equator is a ____________ air mass.
Other names for a ______________ are tropical cyclone and typhoon.