Atmosphere Crossword

3. type of front bringing short thunderstorm and temperature drop
4. the coldest atmospheric layer
9. thunderstorm clouds
13. lines on a weather map that connect areas of equal pressure
15. a weather system associated with sunny skies and sinking air
16. transfer of heat through a moving fluid
18. contains the ozone layer
19. thin wispy clouds
20. type of front bringing long periods of rain and rising temperatures
21. a fast moving air current that forms a boundary between warm and cold air masses
23. type of front bringing on and off rain and no temperature change
25. the closest atmospheric layer

1. the ___________ effect: describes how light colored things reflect more light
2. thick layer clouds
3. transfer of heat through substances in contact with each other
5. how much water vapor is in air
6. the ____________ effect: describes how gases trap heat in the atmosphere
7. a weather system associated with cloudy skies and rising air
8. short term conditions in the atmosphere
9. puffy fair weather clouds
10. type of front bringing heavy storms and changing winds
11. gas that protects us from UV radiation
12. the major wind belt in the middle latitudes
14. the temperature at which air is saturated
16. long term patterns of temperature and precipitation
17. ozone depleting chemicals from aerosols
22. transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves
24. the outermost atmospheric layer