Climate Crossword

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Across
  1. 7. measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
  2. 9. a current caused by the rising of heated fluids and gases, and the sinking of cooled fluids and gases
  3. 10. the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
  4. 11. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  5. 14. the half of Earth that's east of the prime meridian
  6. 18. the half of Earth that's north of the equator
  7. 22. winds that blow from east to west from 30 degrees latitude to the equator in both hemispheres
  8. 23. measure of the average energy from particles moving (how hot or cold)
  9. 24. an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres and is 0º latitude
  10. 25. the transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms, and back to the atmosphere
  11. 27. regions just north or south of the equator, where weather is usually hot
  12. 28. strong, generally westerly winds that form a narrow zone in the upper troposphere
Down
  1. 1. a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern
  2. 2. describes a climate with a lot of moisture in the air and rainfall
  3. 3. a circular pattern of air rising, air sinking, and wind
  4. 4. regions in between the equator and the poles, has changing seasons
  5. 5. the half of Earth that's south of the equator
  6. 6. the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  7. 8. the half of Earth that's west of the prime meridian
  8. 12. describes a climate with little rainfall
  9. 13. regions near the North and South poles, experience extreme cold
  10. 15. an imaginary line that divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and is 0º longitude
  11. 16. help to distribute the heat of the sun from one part of the world to another through the upward motion of the air
  12. 17. the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
  13. 19. axis tilted 23.5 degrees, the point earth spins on and causes the changes in the seasons
  14. 20. warming leads to the movement of water and air, causes regional climates
  15. 21. science dealing with the atmosphere and weather
  16. 26. a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean