Across
- 2. a body of air covering a wide area
- 5. measures wind speed
- 7. the lowest region of the atmosphere
- 9. the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- 10. a current in a fluid that results from convection
- 12. continuous directed movement of ocean water
- 15. measures air pressure
- 16. the amount of moisture in the air
Down
- 1. fast flowing narrow air currents found in the atmosphere
- 3. water currentsdriven by density and temperature differences in the water
- 4. measures humidity
- 6. a process in which cold often nutrient-rich waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface
- 8. a severe tropical cyclone having winds greater than 64 knots
- 11. deflection of objects moving in a straight path relative to the earth's surface
- 13. gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- 14. large system of rotating ocean currents