meteorology

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Across
  1. 3. imaginary line across the earth that is equally between both poles and dividing earth into norther and southern hemisphere.
  2. 5. the gradual increase of the average temperature of the earth.
  3. 6. a warm ocean current that flows from the gulf of mexico across the Atlantic to the coast of Europe.
  4. 8. the warming of the earth cause by gases in the atmosphere trapping heat.
  5. 11. the amount of matter in a given space or volume. mass divided by volume.
  6. 12. the process of turning from liquid to vapor.
  7. 14. The spectrum of waves from gamma rays to radio waves that can travel without a medium. All of them travel at the speed of light.
  8. 15. Gases like methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that trap heat in the earth.
Down
  1. 1. the area over which the airmass forms.
  2. 2. a large rotating storm with very low air pressure that begins over warm ocean waters.
  3. 4. transfer of energy by direct contact.
  4. 7. Smoke, haze, dust, and other particles suspended in the atmosphere.
  5. 9. transformation of energy by electromagnetic waves.
  6. 10. The transfer of energy by the circular movement of a liquid or gas.
  7. 13. the gases that surround the earth.