Unit 9 Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 3. The bending of air and water currents due to Earth's rotation
- 5. Collections of particles of water or ice suspended in the air that are visible above the earth's surface
- 6. The movement of water between the ground and atmosphere
- 11. The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere at a given time
- 12. Any solid or liquid water that condenses and falls from the sky
- 13. The horizontal movement of air as low pressure rises and high pressure moves in
- 14. The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature
- 15. Central portion of hurricane with lowest pressure and calmest winds
- 16. The changing of a liquid into a gas
- 17. A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean
- 19. The average, long-term conditions of a region (nationally or regionally)
- 21. The measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air
Down
- 1. The temperature at which the air is full (saturated) and water will condense out
- 2. Movement of ocean water due to rising warm water and sinking cold water
- 4. The circulation of ocean water due to differences in temperature and salinity
- 7. The changing of a gas into a liquid
- 8. The flow of cool air from land onto the ocean
- 9. The flow of cooler air from the ocean onto land
- 10. The amount of pressure that is being pushed on by the air above
- 18. The amount of salt in water
- 20. The amount of water vapor in the air