Earth's Atmosphere Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. two days of the year when the night time and day time hours are equal, in between the two solstices
  2. 6. the most abundant gas/ element in the atmosphere
  3. 8. the permanent conditions of a location that slowly changes over time
  4. 9. the tilt or angle of the earth that creates seasons
  5. 10. the phase of an object whose shape depends on the container ex: water
  6. 13. a device used to find the temperature of something
  7. 15. second layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is
  8. 16. the phase of an object is able stay in its shape on its own ex: ice
  9. 17. the circular path of earth going around the sun, 365 days
  10. 18. the gases in the atmosphere that trap heat and contribute to climate change ex: carbon dioxide
Down
  1. 1. Dec 21 shortest day of the year
  2. 2. June 21 longest day of the year
  3. 4. the measure of how hot or cold something is
  4. 5. the layer of gas that surrounds earth’s surface
  5. 7. the phase of an object that has spreads out ex: air
  6. 11. the shape of earth’s orbit
  7. 12. the temporary conditions of a location ex: rainy, cloudy
  8. 14. the first layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs