Climate & Temperature Crossword

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  1. 1. Process in oceanography where deep sea water is forced to rise into deeper layers of the ocean
  2. 7. Measure of how hot or cold the physical boundary of an object, planet, or substance is to the touch
  3. 8. Cold phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle
  4. 9. Atmospheric conditions and weather patterns of a specific, small-scale area
  5. 14. Transfer of heat through the physical movement of a liquid or gas
  6. 16. Weather disturbance accompanied by the presence of thunder and lightning
  7. 19. Apparent curved path of long-distance objects caused by the rotation of the Earth beneath them
  8. 20. A natural climate pattern marked by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures
  9. 21. Emission or transmission of energy traveling through space or a material medium in the form of waves or particles
  10. 22. Rotating, low-pressure tropical cyclone
  11. 23. Large volume of air in the atmosphere that has mostly uniform temperature and moisture
  12. 24. Process in oceanography where surface water is forced to sink into deeper layers of the ocean
  13. 27. Leading boundary of an advancing, warmer air mass
  14. 29. Continuous, directed movements of water flowing far below the ocean's surface
  15. 30. Another word for rain or other form of water that falls from the atmosphere
  16. 32. Spinning motion of planet Earth around its own imaginary axis running from the North Pole to the South Pole
  17. 33. Layer of gasses surrounding Earth
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  1. 2. Powerful, warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that originates in the Gulf of Mexico
  2. 3. Amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere
  3. 4. Local wind systems along coastlines caused by how land and water absorb and release heat at different rates
  4. 5. Average weather pattern of a specific, large geographical area collected over a long period
  5. 6. Continuous, directed movements of relatively warm sea water
  6. 10. Continuous movement from one place to another
  7. 11. Description of the direction and the rate at which temperature changes the most rapidly around a specific location
  8. 12. Vast, continuous body of water
  9. 13. Amount of invisible water vapor present in the air
  10. 14. Large geographic region of the Earth defined by similar long-term weather patterns and average temperatures
  11. 15. Large-scale air movements blowing continuously across Earth's surfaces in consistent patterns.
  12. 17. How hot or cold it is?
  13. 18. Narrow, fast-flowing bands of strong winds in the upper atmosphere
  14. 25. Imaginary circle around the middle of Earth that is located halfway between the Poles
  15. 26. Leading edge of a cooler, denser air mass
  16. 28. Cool local wind that blows from an ocean, sea, or large lake onto the land during the day
  17. 31. The transfer of heat through a medium or substance via direct physical contact