Earth's Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate

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Across
  1. 7. Pair of air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other
  2. 8. Last layer of the atmosphere containing the exosphere
  3. 9. When a fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass, lifting it off the ground
  4. 10. puffy clouds with thick billowy tops that form when warm, moist air rises and cools
  5. 12. Name for the trade winds, westerlies, and polar easterlies
  6. 15. Lowest layer of the atmosphere
  7. 16. As warm and cold air collide
  8. 18. Amount of heat needed to raise 1g of water by 1 degree Celsius
  9. 20. Layer which contains the ozone layer
Down
  1. 1. Two air masses moving in the same direction, one faster than the other
  2. 2. Measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air
  3. 3. As the moist Pacific air blows into the mountains, the mountains force the air to rise, causing the air to cool by expansion
  4. 4. Large body of air with uniform temperature and moisture content
  5. 5. Moisture that falls from the air; rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc.
  6. 6. Sheet-like, layered clouds with low altitude, large areas of sky
  7. 11. Cold and warm air moving in opposite directions
  8. 13. The energy picked up by a substance that changes its phase without changing it temperature
  9. 14. Layer that protects Earth from meteoroids
  10. 17. Temperature at which water vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid water; dew, frost, rain, etc.
  11. 19. The change in temperature between phase changes