The Atmosphere and the Weather

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Across
  1. 1. Condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
  2. 3. If you were to write a recipe for air, you would include ___ as the main ingredient.
  3. 5. Transfer of heat energy from one substance to another by direct contact.
  4. 7. Ongoing processes by which living things continually exchange materials in solid and liquid form with the environment, and that repeat over and over.
  5. 8. Transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of gas or liquid.
  6. 11. Radiation from the Sun having more energy than visible light.
  7. 12. Warmer air...
  8. 13. Second most common ingredient in air.
  9. 16. Gas in the atmosphere that protects life from harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation.
  10. 19. Layer of the atmosphere starting at about 90 km above Earth's surface. The air in this layer becomes very hot because the molecules absorb space and solar radiation.
  11. 20. Periods of the year associated with specific weather conditions.
  12. 22. Process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes into a liquid.
  13. 24. Air that moves horizontally or parallel to the ground.
  14. 25. Layer of the atmosphere containing less than 0.1% of the atmosphere's mass. The temperature decreases as you rise.
  15. 26. Process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
  16. 29. Amount of water vapor in the air.
  17. 30. Air ___ is the force of air molecules pushing on an area.
Down
  1. 2. Distance above sea level.
  2. 4. Distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
  3. 6. Layer of the atmosphere that is nearest to the Earth's surface and is warmed from below by the ground.
  4. 7. Characteristic weather conditions in a place over a long period.
  5. 9. Layer of the atmosphere where ozone is. Its temperature increases as you go upward.
  6. 10. Most ___ form as air rises and cools.
  7. 14. ___Effect.Some gases in the atmosphere absorb and emit infrared radiation, which keeps energy in Earth's system for a while.
  8. 15. Cooler air...
  9. 17. Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to Earth's surface.
  10. 18. Radiation from the Sun having less energy than visible light.
  11. 21. ___ Changes. Dramatic events that may cause changes in the atmosphere. Include volcanic eruptions, forest fires, and dust storms.
  12. 23. A whole layer of air that surrounds Earth.
  13. 27. Energy that travels across distances in the form of certain types of waves.
  14. 28. Amount of mass in a given volume of a substance.