Across
- 2. El Niño causes warm air to move ____
- 6. The convection current at 90°
- 12. Warm air creates areas of ___ ________
- 13. Deepest layer of soil that has not been weathered
- 15. atmosphere layer that contains the ozone layer
- 16. protects is from harmful UV radiation
- 18. Soil horizons in order from top to bottom. One letter for each
- 22. a common occurrence at transform boundaries
- 23. Layer of atmosphere that slowly turns into space
- 24. Wind travels from areas of ____ to ___ pressure (make answer one word)
- 27. change in ___________ causes the change in layers of the atmosphere
- 30. Boundary where the plates move away
- 31. Large scale movement of air caused by pressure and temperature
- 32. ________ makes up 78% of the gasses in the atmosphere
- 33. El niño can cause increased precipitation and _______ temperature
Down
- 1. Smallest sediment particle size
- 3. The break between the thermosphere and exosphere
- 4. The polar winds blow this way in the Northern hemisphere
- 5. The ___________ occur between 30° and 60°
- 7. A tool that measures air pressure
- 8. El Niño ________ trade winds (weakens/strengthens)
- 9. Convection current at 0°
- 10. atmosphere layer closest to the Earth
- 11. the ___________ protocol wants to protect the ozone
- 14. How easily water can move through soil
- 17. Boundary where plates move together
- 19. In the southern hemisphere, wind in the polar easterlies tends
- 20. This season occurs while facing the sun.
- 21. Amount of space between sediment grains
- 25. Rain shadow effect causes this side of the mountain to be dry
- 26. This occurs during La Niña when cold water is brought to the surface
- 28. This burns up in the mesosphere
- 29. Rain shadow effect causes more rain on this side of the mountain