Unit 2 Pre-vocabulary
Across
- 6. – a measurement of how full of water vapor the air is; at 100%, the air issaturated and condensation will begin
- 7. – a measurement of mass divided by volume
- 9. - an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
- 12. – the falling of rain or snow to the surface of Earth under the influence of gravity; part of the water cycle
- 13. – heat transfer through direct molecule-to-molecule contact/touch
- 14. – part of a psychrometer that measures the air temperature
- 15. - the surface of the earth
- 17. height above sea level
- 18. – the process where liquid water changes into water vapor;
Down
- 1. - instrument used to measure relative humidity and dew point
- 2. layer of gasses surrounding the earth
- 3. – the process where cooling water vapor turns back into liquid water
- 4. – energy transfer in wave form through space
- 5. - the weight of the atmosphere.
- 8. – the temperature at which condensation will occur
- 10. Layer – a portion of the stratosphere that absorbs harmful ultraviolet rays
- 11. – heat transfer in a circulating liquid or gas
- 16. - an instrument used to measure wind speed