Atmosphere 2.0 Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. An instrument that measures atmospheric (air) pressure
  2. 3. energy source that drives the water cycle
  3. 5. a mixture of gases that surrounds Earth. Contains 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.039% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases, including water vapor
  4. 7. water vapor cools and becomes a liquid
  5. 9. The short term state of the atmosphere in a particular area
  6. 10. The amount of water vapor in the air
  7. 12. Layer after the troposphere. Ozone layer is here which absorbs UV radiation
  8. 15. The thermosphere is the fourth layer of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs the sun's radiation, making it very hot. The thermosphere puts on the auroras. Thermosphere is also where satellites orbit the Earth.
  9. 16. The long term weather of an area
  10. 17. when water in the form of ice, rain, sleet, hail, or snow falls to the Earth
  11. 18. an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles
Down
  1. 1. the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, where weather occurs
  2. 4. The outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space.
  3. 6. An instrument used to measure wind speed
  4. 8. height above sea level or the earth's surface
  5. 11. An instrument used to measure temperature
  6. 13. The amount of mass in a given volume
  7. 14. the coldest layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and thermosphere. Temperature decreases with higher altitude.