Across
- 4. the amount of water vapor in the air
- 6. a region that covers the north and south poles of the Earth
- 9. air movement caused by differences in pressure, air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
- 10. long-term weather patterns of a specific geographic area; an average patter of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years
- 11. an imaginary line drawn around the Earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the Earth into 2 halves
- 13. bad weather events that occur and are out of human control/cause great damage
- 14. a measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator
Down
- 1. the state of the atmosphere on a daily basis
- 2. the speed at which air moves, measured by an anemometer
- 3. a region that circles the Earth in both Northern and Southern hemispheres
- 5. a region that circles the Earth surrounding the equator where temperatures remain constant throughout the year - HOT
- 7. the weight of the atmosphere on Earth's surface
- 8. half of Earth - northern, southern, eastern and western
- 12. the height above a given level, especially sea level