Earth's Water and Atmosphere
Across
- 3. a prediction about the state of the atmosphere for a given location and time
- 5. movement of matter due to differences in density
- 8. large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar
- 11. average weather conditions over a long period of time
- 12. process by which plants release water vapor into the air through a leaf or stem
- 14. boundary between air masses of different densities
- 15. change of state from a gas to a solid
Down
- 1. movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern
- 2. continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, land, ocean, and living things
- 4. curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation
- 6. any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds
- 7. change of state from a liquid to a gas
- 9. change of state from a gas to a liquid
- 10. short term state of the atmosphere including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, clouds
- 13. precipitation that flows over the land and into rivers and streams
- 16. change of state from a solid to a gas