Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 2. Another name for a Western Pacific hurricane
  2. 5. Type of system that results in clear skies and fair weather
  3. 6. A narrow band of fast-moving, high altitude air
  4. 8. Substance given off by aerosol cans and air conditioners that causes ozone depletion
  5. 11. Variable that affects the type of precipitation
  6. 12. An increase in the average temperatures of Earth's air and oceans
  7. 15. The molecule in the atmosphere that protects us from harmful UV radiation
  8. 16. The average condition of the Earth's atmosphere over a long period of time
  9. 17. Severe storm that forms over an ocean
Down
  1. 1. The most abundant gas found in air
  2. 3. The condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a given time and place
  3. 4. A natural process in which gases in the atmosphere warm the planet
  4. 7. Storm that forms when warm, wet air rises rapidly, then crashes to the ground
  5. 8. Molecule that absorbs heat and warms the air
  6. 9. The second most abundant gas found in the air
  7. 10. Storm resulting from a cold, dry air mass meeting a warm, wet air mass
  8. 13. Type of system that results in cloud formation and precipitation
  9. 14. The movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere