Across
- 6. warm air _____ while cool air sinks.
- 7. blows from the ocean towards the land during the day
- 9. the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid ex: warm water rising and cool water sinking in a pan.
- 10. are caused by a combination of the tilt of the Earth on its axis and its rotation around the sun.
- 12. the long term weather patterns, or average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, wind, and clouds in an area.
- 13. the transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact ex: stove burner heats a metal pan.
Down
- 1. describes the short-term atmospheric conditions in an area
- 2. blows from the land to the sea at night
- 3. the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- 4. higher altitudes have _____ air pressure than lower altitudes
- 5. Cycle the continual movement of water among the hydrosphere and atmosphere
- 8. when liquid water is heated by the sun causing the molecules to speed up and escape into the atmosphere as water vapor.
- 11. Earth gets its energy from the ____.