Science Twist on Vocab Chapter 11

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Across
  1. 2. The upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air form
  2. 6. Water in the form of a gas
  3. 9. Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
  4. 11. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid is called
  5. 12. A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space
  6. 15. The flow of air from land to a body of water forms a
  7. 16. What envelopes the gases inside of earth due to gravity
  8. 17. Wind speed can be measured with a(n)
  9. 20. Has wavelengths that are longer than wavelengths for red light
  10. 24. The increased cooling that a wind can cause is called the
  11. 25. Dust-size particles and gases in the atmosphere disperse light in all directions
  12. 26. Winds that blow over short distances are called
  13. 28. Extends of 80 kilometers and outward into space
  14. 29. Consists of a long glass tube that is closed at one end and open at the other
  15. 31. The direct transfer of energy by ______________ waves is called what
  16. 32. Thermal energy that is passed from one hot object to another
  17. 33. Measures the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance
Down
  1. 1. These gases in turn hold heat in Earth's atmosphere in a process called
  2. 3. The result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area
  3. 4. Extends from the top of the first layer of Earth's atmospheres
  4. 5. A device that measures temperature
  5. 7. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and space
  6. 8. The sun gives off ___________________ which is an invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than wavelengths for violet light
  7. 10. Extends of 80 kilometers to 400 kilometers
  8. 13. A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake
  9. 14. Where we live
  10. 18. The amount of mass in a given volume of air
  11. 19. The movement of air parallel to Earth's surface
  12. 21. Because of the _______ _______ global winds in the Northern Hemisphere gradually turn toward the right
  13. 22. The middle layer of the atmosphere
  14. 23. The elevation of a place above sea level
  15. 27. The transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact is called
  16. 30. Extends from 400 kilometers up to thousands of kilometers