Climate Crossword

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