Weather Words
Across
- 2. Distance from equator measured in degrees
- 3. Measure temperature
- 8. Process where water moves to Earth's atmosphere
- 10. Local winds that blow over body of water
- 11. Small amount of remaining water that flows into a lake
- 12. Zone between about 66.5 and 90.0 N and S latitudes
- 16. Envelope of gases surrounding earth
- 17. Total energy of motion in an object
- 19. currents Cold air sinks and hot air rises
- 22. Measures wind speed
- 23. The amount of water vapor in the air
- 26. Zone near the equator
Down
- 1. Side of mountain that receives precipitation
- 4. Streams of ocean water moving in patterns
- 5. Average of the energy in an object
- 6. Made up of all of Erath's water
- 7. Water falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet
- 9. Process by which surface of a liquid changes into a gaseous state
- 13. Heat transfer between objects in direct contact
- 14. Side of mountain that is in a rain shadow
- 15. Narrow bands of high speed winds
- 18. Movement of air parallel to Earth's surface
- 20. Transfer of energy by electro-magnetic waves
- 21. Zone between tropical and polar
- 24. Strong sea and land breezes over a large region
- 25. Condition of Earth's atmosphere