Weather and Climate Vocabulary 2

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Across
  1. 2. the vertical movement of water toward the ocean’s surface
  2. 4. to move within a system
  3. 9. the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  4. 10. not completely but mostly
  5. 12. usual, common, or popular
  6. 14. well defined and easily recognizable
  7. 17. to move from one place to another
  8. 19. to change into a different form
  9. 24. the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles within matter
  10. 26. the amount (measured in joules) of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1°C
  11. 27. energy due to motion
  12. 28. steady winds that flow from east to west between 30°N latitude and 30°S latitude
  13. 30. to draw or pull slowly or heavily
  14. 34. a phenomenon from the rotation of Earth causes moving air and water to appear to move to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere
Down
  1. 1. cold winds that blow from east to west near the North Pole and the South Pole
  2. 3. steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30°N and 60°N, and 30°S and 60°S
  3. 5. the transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles
  4. 6. a wind-driven current that carries ocean water horizontally across the ocean’s surface
  5. 7. Pressure the force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below it
  6. 8. to return light, heat, sound, and so on, after it strikes a surface
  7. 11. having a high mass per unit of volume
  8. 13. to take in or soak up
  9. 15. to move in one direction, hit a surface, and then quickly move in a different and usually opposite direction
  10. 16. to create
  11. 18. the vertical movement of water caused by differences in density
  12. 20. the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
  13. 21. the distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees (°)
  14. 22. when one thing rubs against another
  15. 23. to be present in more places throughout a large area
  16. 25. a space completely empty of matter
  17. 29. a small piece of matter
  18. 31. the parts of food used by living things to grow and survive
  19. 32. describes how much solar radiation is reflected off of a surface
  20. 33. to cause something to turn in a different direction