Weather and Atmosphere Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• wind : caused by uneven heating of land and water which causes a rising and sinking of warm and cool air masses creating convection currents
• freezing : water changing from liquid to solid
• barometer : measures air pressure
• troposphere : atmospheric layer where weather happens; temperature decreases with altitude
• high : winds always move from _ to low pressure.
• stratosphere : atmospheric layer that includes the ozone layer; temp increases with altitude
• hurricanes : form over equator in ocean; strong winds, heavy rain, big waves, flooding
• carbon dioxide : this gas only accounts for .04% of the atmosphere
• storms : natural disturbances involving air pressure, clouds, precipitation and strong winds
• melting : water changing from solid to liquid
• mesosphere : atmospheric layer where meteors burn up; temp decreases with altitude
• cirrus : clouds with high altitude, cold
• condensation : water vapor changes to liquid
• thunderstorms : cumulus becomes cumulonimbus due to rising air; strong winds and heavy rain
• nitrogen : our atmosphere is made up of 78% _
• protection : air quality is monitored by the epa or environmental _ agency
• decreases : air pressure _ as altitude increases
• weather : temperature, precipitation, humidity, air pressure, and wind
• tornadoes : funnel cloud produced by severe thunderstorms; extremely low pressure
• floods : overflowing of large amounts of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land
• meteorologist : who predicts the weather
• evaporation : water changing from liquid to gas
• atmosphere : mixture of gases above earth's surface.
• climate : average temperature, precipitation, humidity, air pressure, and wind over time in a particular place
• oxygen : 21% of the atmosphere consists of this gas