Heat

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. The transfer of heat through a fluid caused by molecular motion (10)
  2. 6. An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure (9)
  3. 7. The lowest atmospheric layer (11)
  4. 10. A storm resulting from strong rising air currents (12)
  5. 12. A body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions (plural) (9)
  6. 13. A common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas (8)
  7. 16. Water falling from clouds (4)

Down

  1. 1. Whether it's rainy, sunny or windy outside (7)
  2. 2. Layer of air around the Earth (10)
  3. 3. The star our planet orbits (3)
  4. 4. The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere (12)
  5. 8. A wispy white cloud at a high altitude (6)
  6. 9. A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity (9)
  7. 11. The side that is forward or prominent (5)
  8. 14. The power to do work or make things move (6)
  9. 15. Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents (4)