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Across
  1. 2. A measure of cooling combining the effects of temperature and wind speed
  2. 5. The brown haze that develops in sunny cities formed by the action of sunlight on pollutants such as hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides
  3. 8. The outer layer of the thermosphere
  4. 11. Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light
  5. 14. The layer of the atmosphere that protects Earth’s surface from being hit by most meteoroids.
  6. 16. The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure.
  7. 17. The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land.
  8. 19. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
  9. 22. Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are longer than red light
  10. 26. A radiation (wave) that can transfer energy through the vacuum of space
  11. 27. The effect of Earth’s rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
  12. 29. An instrument that measures changes in air pressure without using a liquid
  13. 30. The transfer of thermal energy between objects because of a difference in temperature.
  14. 32. The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
  15. 33. A harmful substance in the air, water, or soil.
  16. 34. An instrument used to measure wind speed.
  17. 37. The blow of air from land to a body of water.
  18. 39. The second layer of the atmosphere and contains the ozone layer.
  19. 41. The average amount of energy of motion of each molecule of a substance.
  20. 42. The direct transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves.
  21. 43. The reflection of light in all directions.
  22. 44. Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.
Down
  1. 1. The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance. Or, mass divided by volume.
  2. 3. The distance in degrees from the equator.
  3. 4. The direct transfer of heat between two substances that are touching.
  4. 6. Acidic rain formed when nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides combine with water in the air to form nitric acid and sulfuric acid. Rain that contains more acid than normal.
  5. 7. The condition of Earth’ atmosphere at a particular time and place.
  6. 9. Winds that blow over short distances.
  7. 10. The process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and other gasses that form a “blanket” around Earth
  8. 12. An instrument that measures changes in air pressure, consisting of a class tube partially filled with mercury, with its open end resting in a dish of mercury
  9. 13. The movement of a fluid that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  10. 15. Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface.
  11. 18. The brilliant northern lights in the ionosphere from electrically charged particles released from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere and collide with gases such as oxygen and nitrogen.
  12. 20. The outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere.
  13. 21. The layer of the atmosphere where Earth’s weather occurs.
  14. 23. The lower part of the thermosphere.
  15. 24. An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.
  16. 25. A form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two
  17. 28. An instrument used to measure temperature, consisting of a thin glass tube with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid.
  18. 31. The envelope of gases that surrounds the planet.
  19. 35. The total energy of motion in the particles of a substance
  20. 36. The force pushing on an area or surface
  21. 38. Water in the form of a gas.
  22. 40. The elevation above sea level.