The Atmosphere, Air Pressure, and Wind

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Across
  1. 1. when the wind blows, air warmed by your body sis replaced with cooler air
  2. 3. wind interacts with the _____ when it erodes rock
  3. 5. height above sea level
  4. 7. increasing the difference in atmospheric pressure causes wind speeds to ______
  5. 8. warm air has _____ pressure than cold air
  6. 10. coldest layer of the atmosphere
  7. 13. a tool used to measure wind speed
  8. 17. air moving from a region of higher pressure to a region of lower pressure
  9. 19. atmospheric pressure _____ as altitude increases
  10. 20. wind interacts with the ______ when it makes waves
  11. 22. in a convection cell, cold dense air ______
  12. 23. high pressure systems bring this type of weather
  13. 24. in a convection cell, warm less dense air _____
  14. 25. empty space
  15. 26. ...to areas of _____ pressure
  16. 28. in a high pressure system, air _____
  17. 29. a gas in the atmosphere that helps absorb harmful UV radiation
  18. 30. air pressure ______ as altitude decreases
Down
  1. 2. a circulation of matter, such as air, cause by the rising of warm matter and falling of cool matter
  2. 4. this layer of the atmosphere contains ozone
  3. 6. a property of matter that is equal to the amount of mass in a certain volume of matter
  4. 9. in a low pressure system, air _____
  5. 11. the original source of the wind's energy
  6. 12. a tool used to measure air pressure
  7. 14. layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
  8. 15. atmospheric pressure ______ as the density of air increases
  9. 16. wind interacts with the ______ when it helps spread pollen from plants
  10. 18. air moves from areas of _______ pressure to....
  11. 21. inventor of the first barometer
  12. 22. low pressure systems bring this type of weather
  13. 27. lines on a weather map that connect places with the same air pressure