Weather Crossword Puzzle

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