Across
- 3. Cycle – The water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation.
- 6. – An imaginary line Earth rotates around (north to south pole).
- 7. – Long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation.
- 8. System – The sun and all planets, moons, and objects that orbit it.
- 9. – Warm region near the equator between Cancer & Capricorn.
- 10. – Weather effect caused by air rising over mountains.
- 14. Zone – Region with moderate climate between tropics & poles.
- 15. – The longest or shortest day of the year (summer & winter).
- 16. Shadow – A dry area on the leeward side of a mountain.
- 18. – The layers of gases surrounding Earth.
- 20. Zones – Areas divided by distance north or south of the equator.
- 21. – The boundary where two air masses meet.
- 23. – A large region with similar plants, animals, and climate.
Down
- 1. – Earth spinning on its axis (causes day and night).
- 2. Effect – The way Earth’s rotation makes winds and currents curve.
- 4. Change – Long-term shifts in global or regional climate.
- 5. – Day-to-day conditions of temperature, wind, and rain.
- 11. Regions – Cold areas near Earth’s poles.
- 12. – Water falling from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- 13. Zones – Divisions of Earth based on average weather.
- 17. – Earth moving around the sun (causes seasons).
- 19. – When day and night are equal in length (spring & fall).
- 22. Point – The temperature at which air becomes saturated and dew forms.