The Atmosphere

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Across
  1. 2. Winds that blow over short distances.
  2. 5. Wind speed can be measured with an ___________
  3. 7. The result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
  4. 8. A long glass tube that is closed at one end and open at the other.
  5. 11. Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.
  6. 13. The way earth's rotation makes winds curve.
  7. 15. A device that measures temperature.
  8. 18. The average amount of energy motion of each particle of a substance.
  9. 20. The outer layer
  10. 21. Gases in turn hold heat in Earth's atmosphere.
  11. 24. A local wind that blows from an ocean or lake.
  12. 26. The amount of mass in a given volume of air
  13. 27. The envelope of gases held to Earth by the force of gravity.
  14. 28. Above the stratosphere, a drop in temperature marks the beginning of the next layer, _____________
  15. 31. A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space.
  16. 32. The movement of air parallel to Earth's surface.
  17. 33. Thermal energy that is transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one.
  18. 34. __________ measures the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance.
  19. 36. An invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than wavelengths for violet light given off by the sun.
  20. 37. When dust-sized particles and gases in the atmosphere disperse light in all directions.
Down
  1. 1. An airtight metal chamber
  2. 3. The distance fro the equator measured in degrees.
  3. 4. Extends from the top of the troposphere to about 50 kilometers above Earth's surface.
  4. 6. The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  5. 9. The inner, or lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
  6. 10. The distance above sea level
  7. 12. Extends from 80 kilometers above Earth's surface outward into space.
  8. 14. The flow of air from land to a body of water.
  9. 16. An insturment that is used to measure air pressure.
  10. 17. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
  11. 19. A form of electromagnetic energy with wavelengths that are longer than wavelengths with red light.
  12. 22. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
  13. 23. The lower layer of the thermosphere.
  14. 25. Water in the form of a gas.
  15. 29. The upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air.
  16. 30. The increased cooling that wind can cause.
  17. 35. The transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact.