Across
- 2. distance from the equator measured in degrees
- 7. process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by certain gases
- 14. instrument used to measure changes in air pressure.
- 15. a body of air with certain temperature and moisture characteristics depending on where it's been
- 16. day when the noontime sun is directly overhead at the tropic of capricorn
- 18. day when the noontime sun is directly overhead at the tropic of cancer
- 21. movement of Earth around the sun
- 22. average year-after-year conditions of temperature precipitation winds and clouds in an area.
- 23. lowest layer of the Earths atmosphere where weather occurs
- 24. one of the greenhouse gases
- 25. the ground acting as a sponge to energy
Down
- 1. horizontal movement of air from area of high pressure to area of lower pressure
- 3. layer of gases that surrounds Earth
- 4. moist cold air mass
- 5. force that is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area
- 6. day marking the beginning of fall when day light equals night time
- 8. this and the earth's revolution cause the changing seasons
- 9. direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- 10. spinning motion of Earth about its axis
- 11. condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
- 12. gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere
- 13. Air moving from water to land after the land heats up making low pressure.
- 16. day marking the beginning of the spring when day light equals night time
- 17. the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- 19. instrument used to measure temperature
- 20. transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid