Solar Energy and Weather

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Across
  1. 5. the hottest layer of the atmosphere
  2. 7. the layer of the earth that experiences weather
  3. 8. a molecule formed from three oxygen molecules that protects the Earth from the sun's radiation
  4. 10. coldest layer of the atmosphere where most meteors burn up
  5. 13. weather tool used to measure wind
  6. 15. ____ radar used to track precipitation
  7. 17. a front formed when warm and cold air meet
  8. 19. the outermost layer of the atmosphere
  9. 21. rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  10. 22. scientist who studies weather
Down
  1. 1. the amount of solar radiation on an object
  2. 2. a front formed when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses
  3. 3. pressure system associated with sunny, warm days
  4. 4. a gas in Earth's atmosphere that absorbs heat, traps it and causes the Earth to warm
  5. 6. _____ effect: wind patterns caused by the uneven heating of the earth and earth's rotation
  6. 9. weather tool used to measure humidity
  7. 11. when light approaches a surface and leaves in one direction
  8. 12. weather tool used to measure air pressure
  9. 14. pressure system associated with cloudy, rainy days
  10. 16. layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
  11. 18. a measurement of atmospheric heat
  12. 20. when light approaches a surface and bounces off in multiple directions