Atmosphere and Air Masses Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• troposphere : turbulent layer of atmosphere where all weather is found.
• tropopause : the top of the troposphere.
• stratosphere : extends from tropopause to approximately 50km above the earth.
• ozonelayer : protects humans and other life forms from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
• mesosphere : extends from about 50 km to 90 km above surface of the earth.
• nitrogen : makes up 78% of earth's atmosphere
• insolation : the incoming solar radiation.
• front : leading edge of an air mass
• air mass : large body of air that has similar moisture and temperature throughout.
• maritimepolar : originate over the oceans in temperate and polar regions.
• stationaryfront : warm and cold air boundary that remains in one place.
• occludedfront : cold front overruns a warm front, mixing the air from the two.
• conduction : a process in which heat is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler one.
• warmfront : leading edge of a warm air mass.
• coldfront : leading edge of a cold air mass.
• argon : makes up nearly 1% of the gases in earth's atmosphere.
• oxygen : makes up around 21% of the gases in earth's atmosphere.