Ch 12 Earth-Space
Across
- 3. Large masses of air with same temp and humidity
- 5. Long period of lower than normal rainfall.
- 7. Period when Earth's temperatures are cooler than normal and glaciers spread into lower altitudes.
- 12. Cold, nutrient-rich water that rises from oceanic depths.
- 13. Wind that occurs around the Earth in belts.
- 14. Climates that receive very little rainfall.
- 15. How hot it is.
- 17. Change from liquid to gas.
- 18. A local climate that is different from the regional climate.
- 20. The amount of water vapor held in the air.
Down
- 1. Distance above sea level.
- 2. Climate found around the equator.
- 4. Permanently frozen ground in polar rregions.
- 6. Large sheets of slowly moving ice.
- 8. Average weather in a region over a long period.
- 9. Treeless area of the Arctic with very cold, harsh winters and permafrost.
- 10. Receive less that 25cm of yearly precipitation.
- 11. Temporary conditions of the atmosphere.
- 16. Process where water falls from the atmosphere.
- 19. Large storms with high winds and heavy rainfall that develop over warm ocean water.