Across
- 5. Any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
- 6. The periodic rise and fall of the water level in oceans and other large bodies of water.
- 9. A measure of how hot or cold something is; the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.
- 11. systems The boundary between two air masses of different densities and temperatures.
- 12. patterns The mixture of rainfall types and amounts, humidity, and varying temperatures over a period of time.
- 15. All of the water surrounding our planet.
- 17. Any form of water (liquid or solid) that falls to the Earth from the atmosphere.
- 18. A large, intense tropical storm system with high-powered circular winds found in the North Atlantic.
- 19. A large mass of ice moving very slowly through a valley or spreading outward from a center.
Down
- 1. currents A movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern.
- 2. gases Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect by absorbing Earth's outgoing infrared radiation.
- 3. Any instrument for measuring the speed of wind.
- 4. The thin layer of gases surrounding the Earth; the air.
- 7. An instrument for determining atmospheric humidity.
- 8. cycle The circulation of the Earth's water; the series of natural processes by which water continually moves throughout the hydrosphere.
- 9. A heavy storm that consists of warm temperatures, rising air, rain, wind, lightning, and thunder.
- 10. A storm in which high-speed winds move in a funnel-shaped pattern in contact with the ground.
- 13. eruptions The ejection of molten rock, steam, and ash from a volcano.
- 14. The lean, incline, slope, or slant of an object.
- 16. Water that collects or flows beneath the Earth's surface.
