Across
- 6. patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather.
- 9. long-term average of variation in weather for a particular area
- 10. occurs when powerful, hurricane force winds drive a mound of ocean water towards shore, where it washes over the land, often causing enormous damage
- 11. The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
- 12. the process that warms the earth's surface via atmospheric gases trapping heat
Down
- 1. bands of strong wind that generally blow from west to east all across the globe. Impacts weather and air travel.
- 2. Effect of rotating body that influences the motion of any object or fluid.
- 3. The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
- 4. localized climate that differs from the surrounding regional climate
- 5. layer of atmosphere where the northern lights occur
- 7. short-term variations in atmosphere phenomena that interact and affect the environment and life on Earth
- 8. where most meteorites vaporize (causing shooting stars)