Climate

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. Hottest season of the year (6)
  2. 7. A line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator (14)
  3. 10. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator (8)
  4. 11. Whether it's rainy, sunny or windy outside (7)
  5. 13. The star our planet orbits (3)
  6. 14. How hot or cold something is (11)
  7. 15. Moving air (4)

Down

  1. 1. Free from extremes (9)
  2. 2. Layer of air around the Earth (10)
  3. 3. Relating to or situated in or characteristic of the ___ (8)
  4. 4. A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field (plural) (7)
  5. 5. The largest inland sea (13)
  6. 6. Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface (8)
  7. 8. The prevailing psychological state (7)
  8. 9. Extremely cold (5)
  9. 12. The planet we live on (5)