Climate
Across
- 2. this event is triggered by the cooling of the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.
- 4. the cooling of air in the Windward side results in the forming of clouds and ______.
- 6. primary cause of carbon dioxide release.
- 7. ____ breeze is a wind blowing from the land towards body of water.
- 9. prevailing winds occur due to uneven heating from the sun and the Earth's ______ on its axis.
- 11. the natural warming process of the Earth.
- 12. general pattern of the weather that occurs in a region over a number of years/long period of time.
- 13. places that are not always vertically hit by the sun's rays experience a ____ climate.
- 14. global warming can bring sea level to rise due to the melting of ______.
- 15. lengthy warming in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.
- 16. ____ breeze is a wind blowing from the body of water toward land.
Down
- 1. changes in the atmospheric condition over a brief/short period of time.
- 2. are horizontal lines that measure the distance north and south from equator.
- 3. it is the height above sea level.
- 5. direction of the ocean currents move in the northern hemisphere.
- 8. places located on the coast will have ______ temperature as they are affected by land and sea breezes.
- 10. temperature _______ with increasing altitude.
- 13. during nighttime, the land surface _______ faster than the surface of the ocean.