Across
- 2. subtropical regions; warm air meets with cooler air from middle latitudes
- 4. the process by which air, or other matter, rises or sinks because of difference in temperature
- 6. the fraction of solar radiation which is reflected by a particular surface
- 7. movements of air are influenced by: local conditions; local temperature variations
- 8. gentle winds which extend over distance of less than 100km
- 9. ozone
- 12. layer of gases which surrounds Earth
- 13. the transfer of energy as heat from one substance to another by direct contact
- 18. water surfaces heat up slower than land surfaces
- 19. 0.9% of atmosphere
- 21. ROY G BIV
- 23. increase in pressure causes the mercury level to rise
- 26. at the equator where the Trade Wind systems of northern and southern hemispheres meet
- 28. 21% of atmosphere
- 29. where the thermosphere blends into the almost complete vacuum of space
- 30. narrow bands of high-speed winds which blow in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere
- 31. occurs when particles and gas molecules in the atmosphere reflect and bend solar rays
Down
- 1. temperature increases as altitude increases
- 3. form because of density differences between cold polar air and warm air (middle latitudes)
- 5. warm air moves upslope
- 10. includes all forms of energy which travel through space as waves
- 11. closest to the Earth’s surface
- 14. sealed metal container with a partial vacuum
- 15. produced when warm air near Earth’s surface bends the light rays
- 16. cool air which descends from the mountain peaks
- 17. the process where the atmosphere, the surface and lower atmosphere warms
- 20. when solar energy reaches Earth’s surface, the surface either: absorbs the energy; reflects the energy
- 22. 78% of atmosphere
- 24. the tendency of a moving object to follow a curved path rather than a straight path because of the Earth’s rotation
- 25. land surfaces heat up faster than water surfaces
- 27. extends to an altitude of 80-km