End of Year Crossword

The condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place.
The envelope of gases around the planet.
Water in the form of gas.
The amount of mass given to the volume of the air.
The result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
An instrument that is used to measure air pressure.
Elevation, distance above sea level.
Lowest area 9 km-16 km above the Earth’s surface, shallow, conditions vary, for every 1 km of increase, temperatures decrease by 6.5 degrees.
Above troposphere to 50 km above the Earth’s surface, contains the ozone layer, -60 degrees celsius at the bottom of this layer, but warms as you go up due to the ozone layer.
Top of stratosphere to 80 km above the surface of Earth, -90 degrees celsius, protects the Earth from asteroids.
Direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
When dust particles and gases disperse light in all directions, shorter wavelengths are scattered more than longer wavelengths.
The process in which gases in the Earth’s atmosphere hold heat.
The average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance.
A device that measures temperature.