Weather and the Atmosphere

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Across
  1. 4. the boundary where air masses meet
  2. 6. any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth
  3. 8. the layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs
  4. 10. winds caused by unequal heating over a large area
  5. 12. warm air mass gets stuck in between two cold air masses causing temperature to drop
  6. 15. cold air mass runs into a warm air mass causing thunderstorms
  7. 17. a swirling center of low air pressure turning counterclockwise
  8. 19. a huge body of air
  9. 23. the force exerted by air
  10. 24. water is released as water vapor from plants
  11. 26. the layer of Earth's atmosphere that contains the ozone
Down
  1. 1. the layer of Earth's atmosphere that protects it from meteoroides
  2. 2. the distance above sea level
  3. 3. water is released as water vapor from animals and people
  4. 5. the uppermost layer of the atmosphere
  5. 7. a swirling center of high pressure turning clockwise
  6. 9. source of energy in the atmosphere
  7. 11. movement of air parallel to Earth's surface
  8. 13. winds caused by unequal heating over a small area
  9. 14. water in bodies of water is heated and turns from a liquid to a gas
  10. 16. fast moving warm air overtakes slower moving cold air causing rain for a few days
  11. 18. the land cools off faster than the water at night
  12. 20. when the land heats up faster than the water during the day
  13. 21. energy from the sun is absorbed by land and water and some is reflected back into space
  14. 22. thin envelope of gases that surrounds the planet
  15. 25. water that runs off the surface or moves through the ground