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