WEATHER Crossword

The height of an object above the Earth's surface
mixture of gases that surrounds a planet
the measure of the force with which the air molecules push on a surface
the coldest layer of the atmosphere
a molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms
the lowest layer of the atmosphere
the atmospheric layer above the troposphere
the uppermost atmospheric
the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves
the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by direct contact
the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas
the natural heating process of a planet
rise in average global temperatures
moving air
the curving of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth's rotation
the winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude to the equator
wind belts found in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude
wind belts that extend from the poles to 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere
pollutants that are put directly into the air by human or natural activity
pollutants that form from chemical reactions that occur when primary pollutants come in contact with other primary pollutants or naturally occurring substances
precipitation that contains acids from air pollution
the region of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the exosphere, consisting of several ionized layers
a transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing
the zone separating two air masses, of which the cooler, denser mass is advancing and replacing the warmer