Causes of Climate

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Across
  1. 1. sheltered or away from the wind; on the side the wind is blowing toward
  2. 6. the prevailing winds in the low latitudes, which blow toward the equator from about 30º N latitude and 30º S latitude
  3. 9. the prevailing winds in the belts of latitude between 30º N and 60º N and between 30º S and 60º S; generally blow in a somewhat west-to-east direction
  4. 10. a climate that ranges from fairly hot to fairly cold as the seasons change; generally found in the middle latitudes
  5. 11. the falling of moisture to the earth in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow
  6. 13. the latitudes between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
  7. 14. (March 21st and September 23rd) days on which the sun is directly over the equator and day and night are equal in length
  8. 15. the latitudes between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere and between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hempisphere
  9. 17. (December 22) marks the beginning of winter. the shortest day of the year.
  10. 18. the southernmost of the five major circles latitude
  11. 21. winds that blow somewhat from east to west and push cold air toward the middle latitudes
  12. 22. the northern most point on earth that receives direct sunlight
  13. 25. the earth's yearly trip around the sun
  14. 26. winds that blow in fairly constant patterns
Down
  1. 2. the dry area on the leeward side of a mountain
  2. 3. facing the wind; on the side the wind is blowing from
  3. 4. cold and warm "rivers" of seawater that flow in the oceans, generally in circular patters
  4. 5. the northernmost of the five major circles of latitude
  5. 7. the latitudes between the North Pole and the Arctic Circle and between the South Pole and the Antarctic Circle
  6. 8. (June 21st) marks the beginning of summer. Longest day of the year.
  7. 12. the southern most point on earth that receives direct sunlight
  8. 16. the path that a planet takes around the sun
  9. 19. a measure of how hot or cold something is
  10. 20. the earth's spinning on its axis
  11. 23. an often windless part of the ocean near the equator
  12. 24. the imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth between the North Pole and the South Pole