Earth's Atmosphere Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: itcz : the low pressure band that roughly follows the equator, right : the direction winds curve in the northern hemisphere, left : the direction winds curve in the southern hemisphere, insolation : incoming solar radiation, absorption : the process in which light gets taken in by a substance, polar easterlies : blow from the poles to approximately 60 degrees latitude, conduction : the heat transfer mechanism that involves energy moving from one object to another due to direct contact, northeast trades : blow from approximately 30 degrees north to the equator, troposphere : the bottom layer of the atmosphere where all weather occurs, sinks : what air does at approximately 30 degrees and 90 degrees latitude, westerlies : blow from approximately 30 degrees to 60 degrees latitude, reflection : the process in which light bounces off a surface, albedo : a measure of the reflectivity of a surface, convection : the heat transfer mechanism that involves warm fluids rising and cool fluids sinking, rises : what air does near the equator due to relatively consistent heating, tropopause : the transition zone between the troposphere and the stratosphere, coriolis effect : the name of the effect that causes an apparent bending of the path of winds because of earth's rotation, southeast trades : blow from approximately 30 degrees south to the equator, radiation : the heat transfer mechanism that involves light carrying energy from one location to another