Across
- 1. Galaxy closest to our galaxy.
- 6. Occurs when the sun is directly above earth's equator.
- 9. He proposed a geocentric model.
- 10. Transfer of energy by liquid or gas that move.
- 11. The amount of water vapor in the air.
- 13. Conduction can be prevented by ________________________.
- 15. Instrument use to measure relative humidity.
- 16. He said that planets orbit are elliptical.
- 18. ________________ precipitation is a result of air being lifted over a highland area.
- 20. Deserts found on the windward slope of a mountain.
- 22. Term used to describe a certain time of the year.
- 23. Proposed heliocentric model.
- 25. _______________ precipitation is a result of two sea wind colliding each other, causing air to rise.
- 26. Air mass that is warm and dry.
- 27. An imaginary line that runs through the center of earth from north pole to south pole.
Down
- 2. Earth belongs to this galaxy.
- 3. An instrument that measures wind speed.
- 4. _______________precipitation is a result of uneven heating of the land from solar radiation causing some of the solar energy to bounce back in the atmosphere.
- 5. The shortest day of the year.
- 7. An instrument that measures wind direction.
- 8. Air mass that is cold and humid.
- 12. In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day occurs on _______________.
- 14. An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico.
- 17. Built instruments to measure the exact locations of heavenly bodies.
- 19. The red planet.
- 21. Theorized the existence of gravitational force.
- 24. The environmental lapse rate is less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate.