Across
- 1. solstice: occurs on Jun. 21/22 in the N. Hemisphere and Dec. 21/22 in the S. Hemisphere
- 3. the transfer of heat by movement of mass or substance (only fluid)
- 5. Equinox: occurs Mar. 21/22 in the N. Hemisphere
- 6. effect: the heating of earth’s surface and atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere
- 7. a measure of average kinetic energy of individual atoms or molecules in a substance
- 9. immediately above the troposphere
- 11. solstice: occurs on Dec. 21/22 in the N. Hemisphere and Jun. 21/22 in the S. Hemisphere
- 12. lowermost layer of the atmosphere
- 15. the process where light bounces back from an object at the same angle at which it encountered a surface with the same intensity
- 16. thermal energy transferred from one object to another
Down
- 2. immediately above the stratosphere
- 3. the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity
- 4. a line connecting points of equal temperature
- 7. immediately above the mesosphere
- 8. the fraction of total radiation that is reflected back by a surface
- 9. the redirecting of light by small particles and gas molecules in the atmosphere
- 10. the transfer of energy through space by electromagnet waves
- 13. a molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms
- 14. solstice: occurs Sept. 22/23 in the N. Hemisphere and Mar. 22/23 in the S. Hemisphere