Across
- 5. the circulation and transformation of carbon back and forth between living things and the environment
- 7. a significant change in the average weather in a location over 30 years of more, including changes in temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns
- 9. a measurement of a location's position relative to the equator
- 13. the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
- 14. Earth's ability to reflect the sun's light
- 15. molecules in the atmosphere that absorb thermal energy from the sun and warm Earth's surface and atmosphere
- 16. a person who uses scientific knowledge and mathematics to solve problems by creating new technologies
Down
- 1. warming the rise in global average temperature near Earth's surface
- 2. moving air
- 3. a measure of heat; measured with a thermometer
- 4. the boundary between two air masses
- 5. the average weather in a location over 30 years or more
- 6. a period of time characterized by specific weather patterns and by length of day and night
- 7. heat transfer in fluids (liquids and gases) where warmer, less-dense fluid rises, allowing cooler, denser fluid to take its place
- 8. the mixture of gases, dust, water vapor, and other molecules above Earth's crust
- 10. a large body of air that has a similar temperature and humidity throughout
- 11. the attractive force between all matter
- 12. a scaled-down first draft of a technology
- 13. the circulation of water through the hydrosphere from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back