Earth Oceans and Weather Systems Vocabulary Crossword

layers of gas that surrounds planet
the force that air puts on an area
a tool used to measure air pressure
the average weather conditions in an area
anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms
the transfer of heat from one place to another caused by movement of molecules
the process in which matter changes from a liquid to a gas
a rotating, funnel shaped cloud, they do not touch the ground
in weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties
angular distance north and south of the equato
the study patterns of weather
water that is released from clouds in the sky, includes rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain
frozen rain or precipitation in the form of ice pellets
a weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder
a funnel shaped cloud of column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward to the ground
a storm with strong winds, and rain that forms over tropical waters
small, icy balls that fall from the sky
a region of low pressure with counter-clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm
extremely cold climate located near the north and south poles and on the tops of mountains, receives very little precipitation and has no trees
a hurricane or tropical storm originating in the pacific ocean
a measure of how much water is in something
the slow warming of Earth's atmosphere due to climate change
a low lying cloud characterized by a thin, layered, sheet-like appearance
cloud forming a broken layer of small fleecy clouds at high altitude with a rippled or granulated appearance
the transfer of thermal energy
a cloud forming a thick uniform gray layer at low altitude, from which rain or snow often falls
thin, wispy looking clouds, commonly found at heights greater than 6 kilometer
large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies
atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes
the movement of air due to atmospheric pressure differences