Across
- 4. The measure of hotness or coldness
- 7. A wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea
- 9. A written or spoken agreement
- 12. The half (hemisphere) of Earth that is south of the Equator
- 13. A mid-latitude atmospheric circulation cell
- 14. A layer of the earth’s atmosphere below the thermosphere
- 15. The half of Earth that is north of the Equator
- 19. A belt of strong upper-level winds lying above regions of subtropical high pressure
- 22. The layer of earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere
Down
- 1. The force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth
- 2. A current in a fluid that results from convection
- 3. winds in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude
- 5. A state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression.
- 6. In the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move around.
- 8. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- 10. A layer or earth’s atmosphere that is above the mesosphere
- 11. The degree of compactness of a substance
- 16. The lowest region of the atmosphere
- 17. In the same direction as the way in which the hands of a clock move around
- 18. The outermost region of a planet’s atmosphere
- 20. Move or cause to move into a sloping position
- 21. Becomes or make larger or more extensive
