WYLIE: LOTA, Atmosphere, & Water Cycle COMBO Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. lower layer of the thermosphere that reflects radio waves and causes the Northern & Southern Lights at the poles
  2. 7. 2nd layer of the atmosphere and contains the ozone layer
  3. 11. is a mixture of gasses that surrounds the Earth
  4. 12. heat trapping gases: water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane
  5. 14. a very small drop of water
  6. 17. instrument used to measure changes in air pressure (Mercury & Aneroid)
  7. 19. the outermost layer of the atmosphere and the second layer of the thermosphere; satellites orbit here
  8. 20. a layer of O3 that reflects UV rays (It prevents them from reaching the earth)
Down
  1. 1. 3rd/ middle layer of the atmosphere; friction causes meteors to burn up and turn to dust which protects the earth
  2. 2. warming of the the earth’s surface caused by gases in the air that trap energy from the sun
  3. 3. contamination of air, water, or the environment
  4. 4. the process of a gas changing into a liquid (cools)
  5. 6. the height above sea level
  6. 8. evaporation of water through the leaves of plants
  7. 9. water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
  8. 10. Lowest layer of the atmosphere. Weather occurs here
  9. 13. the force exerted by air on any surface it’s in contact with
  10. 15. a form of oxygen (O3) found in the troposphere and stratosphere
  11. 16. the process of a liquid changing into a gas (heat)
  12. 18. water that flows across the surface of the earth