Module 8 Atmosphere

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Across
  1. 4. increase in temperature with height in an atmospheric layer, which inverts the temperature-altitude relationship and can worsen air-pollution problems
  2. 6. natural process where certain atmospheric gases absorb heat radiating off the planet's surface and prevents this heat from being lost to space, which helps keep Earth warm enough to sustain life
  3. 8. outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the thermosphere with no clear boundary at the top
  4. 10. stored energy in water vapor that is not released to warm the atmosphere until condensation takes place
  5. 11. layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the mesopause
  6. 12. amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given location on Earth's surface
  7. 13. a layered sheetlike cloud that covers much or all of the sky in a given area
  8. 15. temperature to which air is cooled at a constant pressure to reach saturation, at which point condensation can occur
  9. 17. the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves
  10. 19. cloud formation that occurs when warm, moist air is forced to rise up the side of a mountain
  11. 22. layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the tropopause and is made up primarily of concentrated ozone
Down
  1. 1. small particle in the atmosphere around which cloud droplets can form
  2. 2. ratio of water vapor contained in a specific volume of air compared with how much water vapor that amount of air actually can hold
  3. 3. layer of Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere
  4. 5. the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another
  5. 7. process that occurs when cloud droplets collide and form larger droplets, which eventually become too heavy to remain aloft and can fall to Earth as precipitation
  6. 9. all solid and liquid forms of water including rain, snow, sleet, and hail that fall from clouds
  7. 14. the point at which water molecules leaving the water's surface equals the rate of water molecules returning to the surface
  8. 16. high clouds made up of ice crystals that form at heights of 6,000 m
  9. 18. the transfer of thermal energy between objects in contact by the collisions between the particles in the objects
  10. 20. puffy, lumpy-looking clouds that usually occur below 2,000 m
  11. 21. layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface, where most of the mass of the atmosphere is found and in which most weather takes place and air pollution