Currents & Climate Vocab Crossword

Water flowing deep below the surface.
Mass Per Volume
Refers to the conditions of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
Is a mixture of gases that surrounds the planet.
Is the transfer of energy by waves.
Heat is transferred from molecule to molecule by contact.
Is the transfer of heat by a current.
When the sunlight heats Earths surface, some of the heat radiates back into the atmosphere.
Gases that absorb heat in the atmosphere.
Different elevations above sea level.
The force of the air weighing down over a unit of area.
Causes moving air and water to turn left in the Southern Hemisphere and turn right in the Northern Hemisphere due to Earths rotation.
Global wind patterns, rotation of Earth, & shape of ocean basis.
A region having little rainfall because it is sheltered from prevailing rain-bearing winds by a range of hills
The western Pacific Ocean is warmer than usual.
Occurs in western Pacific is cooler than normal.
Air flowing over Earths surface.