Unit 7 Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 5. The curved movement of an object moving perpendicular on a moving surface; winds and water rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere
  2. 7. Currents caused mainly by wind patterns
  3. 8. How much water is in the air over could fit in the air before condensing
  4. 9. Where meteorites burn up and the coldest layer of the atmosphere
  5. 13. The temperature at which moisture saturates the air
  6. 14. Currents caused mainly by differences in water density
  7. 16. The state of the atmosphere at a given point in time
Down
  1. 1. Where most of the weather occurs
  2. 2. Warm air rising bringing clouds, rain, and strong winds
  3. 3. Sinking cold air warms bringing clear skies and fair weather
  4. 4. The average course or condition of the weather at a place as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation
  5. 6. Hottest and deepest layer of the atmosphere
  6. 10. The location of the ozone layer
  7. 11. Where satellites orbit
  8. 12. The amount of dissolved salt in the ocean
  9. 15. A rise in the ocean floor forcing currents upward