24.1-24.3 Puzzle
Across
- 3. a wind in which during the night the air on the land is colder than the air above the water and the air flows toward the water
- 5. a wind system characterized by the changing of seasons
- 7. a colorful display of light in the sky produced when charged particles of light from the sun are attracted to Earth's magnetic poles
- 9. the layer of gases above the stratosphere
- 11. an instrument used to measure air pressure
- 14. the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
- 15. occurs two times a year when daylight and darkness are about equal, it happens in spring and fall
- 16. the layer of gases above the troposphere
- 19. the curving effect Earth's rotation has on all free moving objects including global winds
- 21. a wind in which during the day the air on the land is warmer than the air above the water and the air flows toward the land
- 22. a wind that blows over a short distance
- 24. the condition of the atmosphere in a particular place at a particular time
- 25. a region of charged particles called ions, it is not a distinct layer of the atmosphere
- 26. occurs two times a year when the sun is directly over 23.5 south or north latitudes during summer and winter
- 27. the spinning of Earth on its axis
Down
- 1. the layers of gases that surround the earth
- 2. the usually warm area of Earth between latitudes 23.5 south and 23.5 north
- 4. the usually freezing area of Earth between latitudes 66.5 north and the north pole, then 66.5 south and the south pole
- 6. the force exerted by the weight of a column of air on the surface
- 8. when gases absorb and reradiate infrared radiation back to Earth
- 10. a region of high ozone concentration
- 12. the movement of one body in space around another
- 13. the outermost layer of the atmosphere
- 17. the usually moderately weathered area of Earth between latitudes 23.5 south and 66.5 south, then 23.5 north and 66.5 north
- 18. when air flows from areas of high pressure to low pressure
- 20. a belt of high speed wind in the upper troposphere caused by great differences in air pressure
- 23. winds that blow a long distance from a specific direction