Unit 10 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. movements of ocean water far below the surface
  2. 4. The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching
  3. 5. The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
  4. 7. A measure of how hot or cold something is.
  5. 11. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  6. 12. a way to keep track of energy transfers into and out of the Earth system
  7. 16. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid or gas
  8. 18. All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans
  9. 19. An increase in the size of a substance when the temperature is increased
  10. 20. a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern
  11. 23. ocean currents near the top of the water that are driven by wind
  12. 24. 0-17 km above Earth's surface, site of weather, organisms, contains most atmospheric water vapor. (temperature decreases with increasing altitude, pressure decreases)
  13. 29. The outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space
  14. 31. 12 to 50 km, Ozone held here, absorbs UV radiation
Down
  1. 1. The totalkinetic energy (energy of motion) in the particles of a substance
  2. 2. the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  3. 6. The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases
  4. 8. The movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface
  5. 9. a layer in the stratosphere that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
  6. 10. all of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth's boundary
  7. 13. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
  8. 14. Horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
  9. 15. Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists
  10. 17. warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere
  11. 21. The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
  12. 22. layer of Earth's atmosphere above stratosphere
  13. 25. Frozen water on earth
  14. 26. the movement of air over Earth's surface in patterns that are worldwide
  15. 27. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  16. 28. a narrow band of high speed winds blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere
  17. 30. winds that blow over short distances