Environmental Science Vocabulary Module 9

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Across
  1. 4. The 3rd layer of the atmosphere, the one we know the least about.
  2. 7. The 2nd layer, where airplanes fly.
  3. 9. The second cause for the uneven heating of the atmosphere is the variation in the amount of ___-_____ over which the sun’s rays are distributed.
  4. 11. The _____-______ is the day Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere.
  5. 13. The percentage of incoming sunlight reflected from a surface. Also the 3rd reason for uneven heating of the earth.
  6. 14. The short-term conditions of the atmosphere in a local area, including temperature, clouds, humidity, precipitation, and wind speed.
  7. 15. The layer of the atmosphere where the gas molecules are the least packed together. (5th)
Down
  1. 1. The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the Earth.
  2. 2. The _____-______ is the day Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere and Summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere.
  3. 3. The _____-______ is the day the sun is right over the equator and Autumn begins in the Northern Hemisphere while Spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere.
  4. 5. Peak ____ Layer in the stratosphere.
  5. 6. The 4th layer of the atmosphere.
  6. 8. The average weather in a given area over a long period of time.
  7. 10. The first cause of global warming is the variation in the _____ that the sun’s rays strike Earth.
  8. 12. The _____-______ is the day the sun is right over the equator and Spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere while Autumn begins in the Southern Hemisphere.