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Earth's Atmosphere
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Across
3. The uppermost and hottest layer of the atmosphere.
5. A large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture
throughout.
6. The mixture of gases that makes up the air we breathe.
8. Hot air rises and cold air sinks in the atmosphere.
10. The lowest layer of the atmosphere where all weather occurs.
11. The force with which air molecules push on a surface.
12. Element that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.
13. The long-term prevailing weather conditions at a particular place.
14. The height of an object above Earth's surface.
Down
1. Element that makes up 21% of our atmosphere that animals use for
cell respiration.
2. The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and at a particular
moment.
4. The layer of the atmosphere which contains the ozone layer.
7. Energy transmitted in waves from the sun to Earth.
9. The coldest layer of the atmosphere.