Atmosphere, Weather, Climate

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Across
  1. 2. layer that protects the Earth against most UVB coming from the sun
  2. 8. before life on earth, the atmosphere had no
  3. 12. the transfer of heat energy through space by electromagnetic radiation
  4. 15. the transfer of heat energy from one substance to another or within a substance
  5. 18. a current of air blowing from a particular direction
  6. 20. the total amount of greenhouse gases released by a person, family, building, organization, or company each year
  7. 22. the top of this layer is the coldest place found within the Earth system
  8. 23. the transfer of heat energy in a fluid
  9. 24. a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas
  10. 25. a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  11. 26. flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
  12. 27. major percentage of the atmosphere
  13. 28. a colorless, odorless gas that is released from the burning of fossil fuels
  14. 29. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  15. 30. layer that is home to Earth’s ozone layer
Down
  1. 1. a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
  2. 3. this layer is the highest layer of Earth’s atmosphere and, at its top, merges with the solar wind
  3. 4. the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth
  4. 5. any gas that has the property of absorbing infrared radiation emitted from Earth's surface and reradiating it back to Earth's surface
  5. 6. a mass of tiny water drops or ice crystals that floats in the air above Earth
  6. 7. an energy-rich substance type of fuel that is created from dead plant and animal material trapped between layers of rock deep within the Earth
  7. 9. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a short time
  8. 10. long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
  9. 11. unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific
  10. 13. moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops
  11. 14. a warming of the ocean surface, or above-average sea surface temperatures
  12. 15. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
  13. 16. relating to part of the Earth's surface with hot climate
  14. 17. The International Space Station orbits in this layer
  15. 19. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
  16. 21. layer that contains about 99 percent of all water vapor and aerosols