Across
- 3. a measure of how much water vapor is in the air
- 8. a measure of how strongly Earth’s atmosphere pushes down on a given area
- 12. conditions in the atmosphere at a particular time and place
- 13. a storm system with a very low-pressure center and strong winds
- 14. energy in the form of electromagnetic waves that travel from the sun to Earth
- 15. the influence of Earth’s rotation on global winds
Down
- 1. a fast-moving, narrow band of wind in the upper atmosphere
- 2. a group of winds that occur between certain latitudes
- 4. measurement of distance north or south of Earth’s equator
- 5. large stream of water that flows through the ocean
- 6. the boundary where two air masses meet
- 7. tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean or the northeast Pacific Ocean
- 9. a body of air that has the same temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout
- 10. Average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation
- 11. a tropical cyclone that forms in the Northwest Pacific Ocean
- 12. movement of air across Earth’s surface