Weather and Climate
Across
- 2. _______ current wind driven current that carries ocean water horizontally across the oceans surface
- 4. effect describes how fluids move in an apparent curved path rather than a straight line
- 5. measure of reflectivity of a surface
- 7. measured with a psychometer
- 8. atmospheric conditions, along with short term changes of a certain place at a certain time
- 9. speed measured with an anemometer
- 11. average weather in a region over a long period of time
- 12. _______ current vertical movement of water caused by differences in density
- 13. areas of low rainfall on the downwind slope of mountains
- 15. transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles within matter
- 17. boundary between two air masses
Down
- 1. distance in degrees north or south of the equator
- 3. movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
- 4. transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles
- 5. large bodies of air that have uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure
- 6. measured with a barometer
- 10. transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves
- 14. measured with a rain gauge
- 16. measured with a thermometer