Weather and climate

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Across
  1. 3. Hot air _____.
  2. 5. This element is cycled through nature and is found in the atmosphere as CO2.
  3. 9. When plant and animal bodies break down.
  4. 10. The layer of gases around Earth.
  5. 14. Gases like carbon dioxide warm the Earth, causing this effect.
  6. 16. Rotating water storm.
  7. 18. What part of the Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
  8. 19. Matter becomes less dense when its temperature ___.
  9. 20. The prevailing winds near the equator that travel from east to west.
Down
  1. 1. The burning of fossil fuels to create energy.
  2. 2. What two locations on Earth have the highest air pressure?
  3. 4. Heat energy moving in the form of electromagnetic waves.
  4. 6. This body of water absorbs heat from the sun and distributes it around the world.
  5. 7. The movement of water.
  6. 8. The movement of molecules within a substance that carries heat
  7. 9. Mass divided by volume.
  8. 11. All the water on planet Earth.
  9. 12. Wind is deflected counterclockwise in the Northern hemisphere because of this effect.
  10. 13. During the day, what warms the Earth?
  11. 15. A cyclone storm that happens in the West Pacific Ocean.
  12. 17. Cold air _____.