Earth's Atmosphere Vocabulary Quiz
Across
- 4. the envelope of gases that surrounds and protects the Earth
- 6. the pressure caused by the weight of the air pushing down on a surface
- 7. Middle layer of the atmosphere
- 9. 2nd layer of the atmosphere
- 13. a form of oxygen that has 3 atoms in each molecule instead of 2
- 14. device/ weather tool that measures air pressure
- 15. 5th layer & Upper layer of the Thermosphere (farthest from the surface)
- 16. chunks of stone and metal from space
- 17. layer of the atmosphere closest to the surface
- 20. unit of measurement (equal to .621 mile)
Down
- 1. 4th layer of the atmosphere
- 2. a fact, circumstance or condition that is observed
- 3. the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place
- 5. lower layer of the Thermosphere
- 8. device/ weather tool that measures the humidity in the air
- 10. device / weather tool that measures the temperature of an object (or air)
- 11. the measurement of how much a mass an object has
- 12. elevation above sea level
- 18. Level Average height of the ocean between high tide and low tide
- 19. the amount of water vapor in the air