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6E4D Vocabulary Crossword puzzle

Across
The force exerted by the atmosphere on Earth’s surface by the weight of the air above the surface
An air mass with less atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses; air moves toward the low pressure, traveling in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere
The boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a receding cooler air mass
An air mass with greater atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses; air moves away from the center of the high pressure, traveling in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a counter-clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere
The day-to-day state of the atmosphere
Down
Global air circulation patterns within the atmosphere held to Earth by gravity and warmed as heat radiates from Earth; influenced by convection of warm, less dense air (rises and spreads out) and cold dense air (sinks)
The border between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass
A storm that is formed by the quick movement of warm, moist fronts into the cool atmosphere
Bodies of air extending over large areas (1,000 miles or more) that develop and retain specific characteristics of pressure, temperature, and humidity
A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground with wind speeds from 40 to 318 mph