Weather Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. distance from the equator measured in degrees
  2. 7. process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by certain gases
  3. 14. instrument used to measure changes in air pressure.
  4. 15. a body of air with certain temperature and moisture characteristics depending on where it's been
  5. 16. day when the noontime sun is directly overhead at the tropic of capricorn
  6. 18. day when the noontime sun is directly overhead at the tropic of cancer
  7. 21. movement of Earth around the sun
  8. 22. average year-after-year conditions of temperature precipitation winds and clouds in an area.
  9. 23. lowest layer of the Earths atmosphere where weather occurs
  10. 24. one of the greenhouse gases
  11. 25. the ground acting as a sponge to energy
Down
  1. 1. horizontal movement of air from area of high pressure to area of lower pressure
  2. 3. layer of gases that surrounds Earth
  3. 4. moist cold air mass
  4. 5. force that is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area
  5. 6. day marking the beginning of fall when day light equals night time
  6. 8. this and the earth's revolution cause the changing seasons
  7. 9. direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. 10. spinning motion of Earth about its axis
  9. 11. condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
  10. 12. gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere
  11. 13. Air moving from water to land after the land heats up making low pressure.
  12. 16. day marking the beginning of the spring when day light equals night time
  13. 17. the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
  14. 19. instrument used to measure temperature
  15. 20. transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid