Across
- 4. Transfer of heat through the circular flow of hotter, less dense material rising, and colder, denser material sinking
- 5. Apparent deflection of objects toward the right in Northern Hemisphere, and left in Southern Hemisphere caused by the rotation of the Earth
- 8. The layer above the stratosphere that scientists know the lease about. Temp. decreases rapidly with increasing height.
- 11. Layer in which weather occurs. It is the layer of atmosphere closest to Earth's surface.
- 13. Height of the ground above sea level.
- 14. the balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing thermal radiation
- 16. Layer above the troposphere that contains the ozone layer. Temp. increases with height.
- 18. The height of an object in the sky above the horizon.
Down
- 1. Earth’s “sunscreen” – protecting living things from too much ultraviolet radiation
- 2. Layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the mesosphere. Temperatures increase rapidly. Auroras occur in the layer as well
- 3. The amount of solar radiation, or energy from the sun, that reaches Earth.
- 5. Characteristic pattern or course of weather that an area has over a long period of time
- 6. Transfer of energy (like heat) from a distance through electromagnetic waves
- 7. The conditions in the atmosphere at a given time and place
- 9. This is the outermost region of Earth's atmosphere consisting mainly of extremely thin hydrogen and helium.
- 10. Transfer of heat or electricity directly through a substance through physical contact
- 12. How close one object is to another object.
- 15. Proportion of light that is reflected off a surface
- 17. The cause of Earth's seasons, such as summer and winter.