Our Weather & Water Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 4. measure of the intensity of heat in the air
  2. 5. water that escapes from the atmosphere
  3. 6. area in the thermosphere where gas molecules are broken into ions by the sun's radiation
  4. 7. pressure produced by the weight of air molecules
  5. 9. layer of atmosphere closest to the earth
  6. 10. amount of water vapor in the air
  7. 12. layer of atmosphere 30-50 miles above the surface of the earth
  8. 14. study of the atmosphere
  9. 15. outermost layer of the atmosphere
  10. 16. actual amount of water in the air
  11. 18. ratio of the amount of water in the air to the amount of water the air could hold at a particular temperature
  12. 19. Southern lights
Down
  1. 1. layer of atmosphere 6-30 miles above the surface of the earth
  2. 2. Northern lights
  3. 3. layers of gas that surround the planet
  4. 8. area in the exosphere where protons and electrons become trapped by the earth's magnetic field
  5. 11. layer of atmosphere between 50-370 miles above the earth
  6. 13. another name for air pressure
  7. 17. moving air