Weather and Climate: How Energy Moves on Earth
Across
- 3. (noun) distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees
- 5. (verb) to bounce back energy, such as light or heat
- 12. (noun) the force of air pushing on an area
- 15. (noun) the study of weather
- 17. (noun) a front that does not move
- 20. (noun) a front formed when warm air moves over cold air
- 21. (noun) the boundary between two air masses
- 22. (noun) an area of air with lower pressure than surrounding areas
- 23. (noun) the percentage of sunlight reflected by a surface
- 24. (verb) to take in energy, liquid, or another substance
- 25. (noun) energy that travels through space in waves
Down
- 1. (noun) the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance
- 2. (noun) a front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front
- 4. (noun) a stream of water that flows at or near the surface of an ocean
- 6. (noun) an area of air with higher pressure than surrounding areas
- 7. (noun) the movement of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface
- 8. (noun) an imaginary line that divides Earth into its northern and southern halves
- 9. (noun) a current caused by differences in density
- 10. (noun) a global system of ocean currents that moves water around Earth
- 11. (noun) the bending of Earth’s winds due to Earth’s rotation
- 13. (noun) a computer program used to predict weather by analyzing data
- 14. (noun) a front formed when cold air moves under warm air
- 16. (noun) a large system of circular ocean currents
- 18. (noun) a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture throughout
- 19. (noun) the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid