Weather and Climate: How Energy Moves on Earth

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