Earth Atmosphere
Across
- 3. pressure, the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
- 5. surface of the Earth
- 10. the uppermost layer of the atmosphere; the only layer where temperature 1 / 2 increases as altitude increases
- 12. including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- 13. consisting of the
- 15. layer, a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
- 16. all the water at and near
Down
- 1. and upper mantle.
- 2. part of Earth in which life
- 4. a mixture of gases that sur-
- 6. the outermost region of the atmosphere extending to edge of outer space
- 7. the rigid outer part of the
- 8. an instrument used to measure atmospheric/air pressure
- 9. 2nd layer of atmosphere extends from 10 to 30 miles up; location of ozone layer
- 10. the lowest layer of the atmosphere from the surface to 10 miles up
- 11. 3rd layer of the atmosphere extends from 31- to 53 miles up
- 14. a planet or moon.