Weather and Climate

4. The boundary formed when cold air mass advances on warm air.
6. The distance between successive waves of radiant energy.
9. A general increase in temperature over a time period of at least several decades. Primarily due to carbon dioxide levels.
11. the exchange of energy needed to change the state of water.
13. Circulation in fluid that is caused by temperature induced density differences.
14. The amount of solar energy intercepted by an area of Earth.
15. The parallel of 23.5° south latitude.
19. The equinox in spring.
20. Heat that can be felt.
23. The angle solar radiation strikes at a particular place and time.
26. The parallel of 23.5° north latitude.
27. On September 22 or 23, at noon, perpendicular sun rays strike the equator.
29. Radient energy emitted by the sun in wavelengths of 0.2 to 5.0 microns.
30. Energy in the form of electromagnetic waves that move in all directions.

1. A boundary between warm and cool air.
2. Water changing from gas to liquid.
3. Atmospheric warming that results from the passage of incoming shortwave energy and the capture of outgoing longwave energy.
5. precipitation caused by hills or mountains.
7. The cooling of air caused by expansion of rising air.
8. Energy reradiate by the earth in 5.0 to 30.0 microns.
10. Trace substances in the atmosphere that contribute to the greenhouse effect.
12. The use of water by plants.
16. A gas composed of molecules with three oxygen atoms.
17. A trace gas found in the atmosphere.
18. The actual water content of air expressed as a percentage of how much water the air could hold at a given temperature.
21. The maximum water vapor that air could hold.
22. Horizontal air movements.
24. The boundary formed when warm air mass advances against a cooler one.
25. Radient energy from the sun.
28. Heat stored in water and water vapor.