Climate Crossword

4. measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
6. describes a climate with a lot of moisture in the air and rainfall
7. a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean
8. the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
9. a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern
11. the half of Earth that's west of the prime meridian
13. regions just north or south of the equator, where weather is usually hot
17. a current caused by the rising of heated fluids and gases, and the sinking of cooled fluids and gases
19. the transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms, and back to the atmosphere
20. science dealing with the atmosphere and weather
21. winds that blow from east to west from 30 degrees latitude to the equator in both hemispheres
24. the half of Earth that's north of the equator
25. an imaginary line that divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and is 0º longitude
26. axis tilted 23.5 degrees, the point earth spins on and causes the changes in the seasons
27. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet

1. measure of the average energy from particles moving (how hot or cold)
2. help to distribute the heat of the sun from one part of the world to another through the upward motion of the air
3. a circular pattern of air rising, air sinking, and wind
5. the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
10. the half of Earth that's south of the equator
12. the half of Earth that's east of the prime meridian
14. warming leads to the movement of water and air, causes regional climates
15. an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres and is 0º latitude
16. regions in between the equator and the poles, has changing seasons
18. the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
22. strong, generally westerly winds that form a narrow zone in the upper troposphere
23. describes a climate with little rainfall
28. regions near the North and South poles, experience extreme cold