Unit 7: Weather, Climate, and the Water Cycle

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Across
  1. 5. causes winds and currents to move in different directions in each hemisphere
  2. 6. less _____ sunlight results in cooler temperatures and greater temperature ranges (larger differences between summer and winter temperatures).
  3. 11. form when water vapor condenses around particles within the air and when the atmosphere reaches the dew point
  4. 12. when energy is added to water by the sun, it turns into
  5. 14. atmospheric conditions, including temperature, precipitation, wind, and humidity, in a particular location over a short period of time, such as a day or a week
  6. 15. the driving downward force in the water cycle
  7. 16. greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming by trapping heat in our atmosphere
  8. 18. the amount of salt in water; increasing this increases density
  9. 19. places far away from the equator have climates that are _____
  10. 21. trade winds become stronger, pushing warmer waters further west
  11. 22. as this increases, temperature decreases
  12. 25. temperatures are typically warmer as you get closer to the _____(lower latitude)
  13. 27. high temperature and high _____ lead to larger storms
  14. 28. the greater the temperature difference between the air above Earth's surface and the sky above, the large the _____
  15. 29. upward current of air
  16. 30. molecules become more dense by cooling down and _____ heat
  17. 31. the sun transfers energy to Earth's _____
Down
  1. 1. the rise of cold water from deeper layers to replace warner surface water, carrying nutrients
  2. 2. when temperature increases, pressure _____
  3. 3. high pressure system
  4. 4. caused by the coriolis effect
  5. 5. the average of the weather in a region over a long period of time
  6. 7. the movement within a fluid caused by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which causes transfer of heat
  7. 8. an amount of matter contained in a certain volume (mass/volume)
  8. 9. moving air exerts a _____ on objects in its path
  9. 10. temperatures are typically colder as you get closer to the _____ (higher latitude)
  10. 13. weather changes along a _____ because warm air rises over cold air; causing clouds and precipitation
  11. 17. the greater the __________ input into the fluid, the stronger the lift or convection currents
  12. 18. the driving upward force in the water cycle
  13. 20. trade winds weaken or reverse, causing warm water to be pushed back east towards the west coast of the Americas. This causes the Pacific jet stream to move south, changing weather conditions
  14. 23. air moving due to convection
  15. 24. places near the equator have climates that are _____
  16. 26. a large body of air that contains the same temperature and humidity throughout it