Weather and Light Crossword
Across
- 3. How strong or bright the sunlight is.
- 4. When light waves BEND such as when a pencil looks bigger or broken in water
- 7. When water vapor is released from leaves during photosynthesis
- 9. Imaginary lines on Earth that measure how far north or south a place is from the equator
- 10. When liquid water changes to a gas
- 13. The type of altitude location that is COLD
- 14. The force that pulls water from the clouds
- 16. The weight of air pressing down on Earth’s surface (HINT: 2 words - write it without a space)
- 17. The source of energy for the changes in the water cycle
- 20. The movement of Earth around the Sun It causes the seasons.
- 21. The Earth in on a ___ so the sun’s radiation is more or less direct at various times of the year.
- 22. A type of weather that is created by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun when air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure
Down
- 1. An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles
- 2. Water that falls from the sky — rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- 5. The spinning of Earth on its axis It causes day and night.
- 6. When water vapor cools and forms liquid water
- 8. When light waves BOUNCE off of a surface
- 11. The height of a place above sea level.
- 12. When light waves go through a substance
- 15. When radiation is taken in by a substance
- 18. The amount of water vapor in the air
- 19. The invisible line the Earth spins around