Ch. 9 Global Patterns EOG Workbook P. 75-79

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Across
  1. 3. _____ winds blow between 0 degrees and 30 degrees latitude near the equator. p. 76
  2. 4. The Coriolis Effect causes ocean currents to move to the right or _________in the Northern Hemisphere. p. 79 In the Southern Hemisphere, the currents curve to the left or counterclockwise.
  3. 8. A _______ breeze blows from the land toward the ocean at night. p. 77
  4. 10. Differences in the rate of heating and cooling between land and water create differences in air _____. p. 76-77
  5. 11. A massive fast flowing air current is called a ____ stream. p. 76
  6. 12. El Nino and La Nina are weather oscillations of water temperature. These events occur in the _____ Ocean but affect weather in North and South America. p. 79
  7. 14. The Coriolis Effect is caused by Earth's _____. p. 79
  8. 16. A ________ wind moves air across large distances. P. 75
  9. 19. A large, rainy weather system. Commonly found in India. p. 77
  10. 20. A ______ breeze blows from the ocean toward land during the day. p. 77
Down
  1. 1. In the middle _______, where the U.S. is, the main or prevailing winds move west to east. They are called Prevailing Westerlies. p. 76
  2. 2. The ______ Stream is a powerful Atlantic Ocean current that circulates warm water from Southern Florida, up the east coast, out into the Atlantic Ocean. p. 79
  3. 5. Northerly winds usually bring _______ weather because the air comes from the north. p. 75
  4. 6. Surface ocean currents are created when the atmosphere and the ocean come in _______. p. 78
  5. 7. Prevailing Westerlies blow west to _______.
  6. 9. All winds are named based on where the wind ___________. p. 75
  7. 13. Little or no rainfall. p. 79
  8. 15. What type of current is the Gulf Stream? Warm or Cold? Look at the map on p. 79.
  9. 17. The primary driving force of surface ocean currents. p. 78
  10. 18. Land surfaces, like soil and _____, heat and cool much faster than water. p. 78