The Atmosphere: Structure and Temperature Crossword
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
 
 
Down: 1) the lowermost layer of the atmosphere; It is generally characterized by a decrease in temperature with height.2) a measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms or molecules in a substance3) the solstice that occurs on December 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and on June 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere5) the solstice that occurs on June 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and on December 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere8) the heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere, mainly by water vapor and carbon dioxide9) a line connecting points of equal temperature12) the transfer of energy (heat through space by electromagnetic waves) in all directions13) the equinox that occurs on September 22 or 23 in the Northern Hemisphere and on March 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere14) the layer of the atmosphere immediately above the troposphere, characterized by increasing temperatures with height, due to the concentration of ozone Across: 4) the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity; Energy is transferred through collisions from one molecule to another.6) the transfer of heat by the movement of a mass or substance; It can take place only in fluids.7) the equinox that occurs on March 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere10) the fraction of total radiation that is reflected back by a surface11) the redirecting (in all directions) of light by small particles and gas molecules in the atmosphere15) the region of the atmosphere immediately above the mesosphere and characterized by increasing temperatures due to absorption of very short-wave solar energy by oxygen16) thermal energy transferred from one object to another17) the entire spectrum, considered as a continuum, of all kinds of electric, magnetic, and visible radiation, from gamma rays having a wavelength of 0.001 angstrom to long waves having a wavelength of more than 1 million km.18) the process whereby light bounces back from an object at the same angle at which it encounters a surface and with the same intensity19) the layer of the atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere and characterized by decreasing temperatures with height20) the naturally occurring trace gases that make up or atmosphere, consists of three oxygen atoms combined.
 

 

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