Science Vocabulary Words

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Across
  1. 4. what is used to measure air pressure
  2. 8. winds- blow only over short distances due to pressure distances
  3. 10. pressure- the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area
  4. 13. part of the lower thermosphere
  5. 16. the outermost layer of the atmosphere
  6. 18. the envelope of gases that surround our planet
  7. 19. where satellites orbit
  8. 20. heat that travels from a source
Down
  1. 1. winds- convection from the unequal heating of the earth
  2. 2. effect- the rotation of the earth causes winds to curve
  3. 3. effect- the reflection of material either out back out to space or back onto earth’s surface
  4. 5. used to measure the wind speed
  5. 6. the horizontal movement of air from high pressure to low pressure
  6. 7. the distance above sea level
  7. 9. the layer which we live
  8. 11. mass per unit volume
  9. 12. transfer by movement of a fluid
  10. 14. protects the earth from meteoroids
  11. 15. contains the ozone layer
  12. 17. energy- energy created by heat