Weather, Climate and Seasons Review

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Across
  1. 3. climate zone near the poles
  2. 4. atmospheric conditions over an extended period of time
  3. 10. the half of the earth above the equator
  4. 13. tool that measures humidity
  5. 15. these were examples of naturally caused climate changes in Earth's history
  6. 17. liquid or solid water that falls to Earth's surface
  7. 18. amount of energy in moving particles
  8. 20. the amount of water vapor in the air
  9. 22. climate zone found near the equator. It is hot and humid
  10. 23. tool that measures wind speed
  11. 24. change long term shifts in global weather patterns such as temperature or rainfall
  12. 25. a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture throughout
  13. 26. tool that measures air pressure
Down
  1. 1. a gas that acts as a blanket around Earth, trapping the sun's radiation
  2. 2. tool that tells us the direction the wind is blowing
  3. 5. the imaginery pole that the Earth spins around
  4. 6. movement of air
  5. 7. what the atmosphere is like at a given time and place over a short period of time
  6. 8. the earth's path around the sun
  7. 9. climate zone found between tropical and polar climate zones
  8. 11. when these are burned, they create greenhouse gases
  9. 12. the half of the earth below the equator
  10. 14. one of the climate factors. Shows how high above sea level you are
  11. 16. what the earth rotates around
  12. 19. one of the climate factors that demonstrate how near or far you are from the equator
  13. 21. a scientist that studies weather patterns