Weather and Water Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• global warming : a warming trend on earth that affects evaporation and precipitation
• runoff : the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land
• gulf stream : a boundary of ocean currents in the north atlantic ocean
• precipitation : rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
• rip current : a local current that moves extremely fast
• radiation : energy that is radiated or transmitted through space in the form of rays, waves, or particles
• water cycle : the repeating sequence of condensation and evaporation of water on earth, causing clouds and rain and other forms of precipitation
• boundary current : a large-scale ocean current along the coastline
• ocean current : a global water pattern affected by winds, differences in water density, and tides
• salinity : the amount of salt concentration
• trade wind : a wind from between 5 degrees and 25 degrees north or south latitude
• condensation : the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water, usually on a surface
• sea breeze : a wind that blows from sea to land
• coriolis effect : what causes the winds near the equator in the northern and southern hemispheres to curve west
• convection : heat transfer in a fluid in which hot fluid rises and cold fluid sinks, setting up a cycle
• jet stream : a narrow band of high-altitude wind that affects weather conditions on earth
• pollutant : harmful waste
• land breeze : a wind that blows from land to sea
• transpiration : the continuous process by which water travels through plants and releases as water vapor
• prevailing wind : predictable wind produced by the combination of high- and low-pressure areas and the coriolis effect
• density : the amount of mass in a material compared to its volume
• evaporation : the process by which liquid water changes into water vapor
• conduction : transfer of energy from one place to another by contact