Weather and Light Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. How strong or bright the sunlight is.
  2. 4. When light waves BEND such as when a pencil looks bigger or broken in water
  3. 7. When water vapor is released from leaves during photosynthesis
  4. 9. Imaginary lines on Earth that measure how far north or south a place is from the equator
  5. 10. When liquid water changes to a gas
  6. 13. The type of altitude location that is COLD
  7. 14. The force that pulls water from the clouds
  8. 16. The weight of air pressing down on Earth’s surface (HINT: 2 words - write it without a space)
  9. 17. The source of energy for the changes in the water cycle
  10. 20. The movement of Earth around the Sun It causes the seasons.
  11. 21. The Earth in on a ___ so the sun’s radiation is more or less direct at various times of the year.
  12. 22. A type of weather that is created by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun when air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure
Down
  1. 1. An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles
  2. 2. Water that falls from the sky — rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  3. 5. The spinning of Earth on its axis It causes day and night.
  4. 6. When water vapor cools and forms liquid water
  5. 8. When light waves BOUNCE off of a surface
  6. 11. The height of a place above sea level.
  7. 12. When light waves go through a substance
  8. 15. When radiation is taken in by a substance
  9. 18. The amount of water vapor in the air
  10. 19. The invisible line the Earth spins around