Across
- 2. Current, A current in a fluid that results from convection.
- 4. An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles.
- 5. The measure of hotness or coldness.
- 6. layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere.
- 8. Cells, A mid-latitude atmospheric circulation cell for weather.
- 11. A state of inactivity.
- 13. a period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions
- 14. Easterlies,
- 15. Proceeds in the same direction as a clock's hands.
- 18. Effect, The result of Earth's rotation on weather patterns and oceans.
- 19. Cells,The smallest and weakest cells which extend to 65 degrees on all poles.
- 20. layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body.
- 22. region of the earth's atmosphere right above the stratosphere.
- 23. Pressure, The weight of air molecules pressing down on the Earth.
- 24. Pole, The northernmost point on Earth also where Santa lives.
- 26. Westerlies, The winds in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude.
- 28. The increase in volume.
Down
- 1. To become reduced in size
- 2. Proceeds in the opposite direction of a clock's hands.
- 3. The outermost region of a planet's atmosphere.
- 7. A layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere.
- 9. angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis.
- 10. Hemisphere,
- 11. The degree of compactness of a substance.
- 12. Pole, Also known as Antarctica.
- 14. Jetstreams, a belt of powerful upper-level winds that sits atop the polar front.
- 16. Jetstreams,a belt of strong upper-level winds lying above regions of subtropical high pressure.
- 17. Hemisphere,
- 21. Latitudes, Subtropical regions known for calm winds and little precipitation.
- 25. Winds, A wind blowing steadily towards the equator.
- 27. Cells, Reversing circulations in which air rises at the equator and sinking.
