Module7 - Factors that Affect Earth's Weather

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Across
  1. 2. the typical condition that is present in a particular region of the earth
  2. 3. describes cold and dry air mass (cP) (2)
  3. 5. breeze that comes from land warming up faster than water (2)
  4. 7. describes clouds in layers
  5. 8. the reason for the seasons we experience (2)
  6. 13. breeze that comes from land cooling faster than water (2)
  7. 14. describes cold and moist air mass (mP) (2)
  8. 21. describes dark clouds
  9. 22. winds that move faster than earth's rotation
  10. 23. the time when there is the most difference between daytime hours and nighttime hours
  11. 25. describes warm and dry air mass (cT) (2)
  12. 26. imaginary lines that run east and west across the earth (3)
  13. 27. occurs when 2 air masses collide but neither one moves (2)
  14. 29. that does not conduct electricity well - the term comes from "incoming solar radiation"
  15. 30. this occurs as a result temperature difference
  16. 31. occurs when warm air moves over cold air, causing long-lasting light rain (2)
  17. 33. occurs when 2 air masses traveling in the same direction collide (2)
Down
  1. 1. describes very cold and dry air mass
  2. 2. generally the cause of most severe weather - occurs when cold air moves in a region of warm air (2)
  3. 4. describes warm air mass with high humidity (mT) (2)
  4. 6. describes thunderclouds
  5. 9. imaginary lines that run north and south across the Earth (3)
  6. 10. the way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents and objects that fly through different latitudes (2)
  7. 11. a boundary between 2 air masses (2)
  8. 12. wind currents near the north & south poles that go in direction opposite to earth's rotation (2)
  9. 15. where the earth is the farthest from the sun
  10. 16. the time when there are 12 daytime hours and 12 nighttime hours in both hemispheres
  11. 17. scientist who studies weather
  12. 18. describes fluffy clouds
  13. 19. where the earth is the closest to the sun
  14. 20. the condition of the earth's atmosphere at any particular time
  15. 24. describes clouds at the top of the Troposphere
  16. 28. a large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature, and humidity
  17. 32. describes lens-shaped clouds