Climate Science

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Across
  1. 2. Prevailing winds are named after the direction the are blowing ___________.
  2. 4. High latitudes get ___________ direct sunlight.
  3. 7. How high a place is above sea level.
  4. 8. This climate zone is mostly hot, but does occasionally get wintery weather.
  5. 11. Latitude and temperature are measured in _________.
  6. 13. This climate zone experiences cold winters and hot summers.
  7. 15. this is the coldest climate zone and it always feels like winter.
  8. 16. This has the greatest affect on any climate around the world.
  9. 18. Low latitudes get ___________ direct sunlight.
  10. 19. A circular ocean current.
Down
  1. 1. Wind that constantly blows in the same general direction in a particular region (2 words)
  2. 3. The long term average of weather for a particular place.
  3. 5. The sun provides _________ for the Earth.
  4. 6. Maine experiences ___________ prevailing winds.
  5. 9. the continuous movement of ocean water in a particular direction (2 words).
  6. 10. This is how north or south a place is.
  7. 12. The tropical climate zone runs along the _________ at the middle of the Earth.
  8. 14. This is the hottest climate zone and always feels like summer.
  9. 17. What the atmosphere is like in a particular time and place.