Weather
Across
- 4. A brownish haze that is a mixture of ozone and other chemicals, formed when pollutants react with each other in the presence of sunlight.
- 6. Located near the poles, winds that blow from East to West between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
- 9. The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
- 11. Winds that mostly affect the weather in the US and are located between 30 and 60 degrees latitude. Move West to East.
- 12. Global winds that flow toward the equator, turning west as they go. Used frequently by early sailors.
- 13. A line on a weather map that joins places that have the same air pressure
- 15. Cold dry air. Forms usually over northern Canada and Alaska.
- 16. Decreases as you move upwards in altitude.
Down
- 1. Dark, low-level clouds accompanied by light to moderately falling precipitation.
- 2. Processby which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
- 3. Also known as London-type smog; created by burning coal.
- 5. Hot, dry air masses mostly in Southwest and northern Mexico
- 7. Process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
- 8. A boundary between air masses that don't move possibly causing rain for several days
- 10. 3rd layer of the atmosphere. Coldest layer, protects us from meteors.
- 14. The lower part of the thermosphere, where electrically charged particles called ions are found.