Climate and Winds Test Review

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Across
  1. 4. movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise
  2. 6. warm, moist climate zone near the equator
  3. 11. the constant circulation of hot air rising and cool air sinking
  4. 14. Prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60degrees-90degrees latitude in both hemisphere.
  5. 15. the average weather of a particular location over a period of time
  6. 17. ocean current that influences the eastern Atlantic shoreline of the US by bringing warm, moist air
Down
  1. 1. a wind that blows from the land to the sea due to local temperature and pressure differences at night
  2. 2. winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
  3. 3. fast moving ribbons of air that move from west to east in the northern hemisphere
  4. 5. energy that comes from the sun; the driving energy source for heating of Earth
  5. 7. Climate zone located between the Circles and the Poles.
  6. 8. winds that blow northeast to west in the polar region, moving cold polar air in that climate zone
  7. 9. the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
  8. 10. winds that blow from west to east in the temperate regions; the winds that affect the US
  9. 12. ocean current that influences the western Pacific shoreline of the US by bringing cold, moist air
  10. 13. winds that blow from east to west in the tropical region, moving warm tropical air in that climate zone
  11. 16. between 30 and 60 degrees north and south latitude; has seasons and rainfall year round