Convection
Across
- 2. A current of warm air that rises because it is less dense than the air around it.
- 5. Lack of warm summers. Very cold with lots of snow and strong winds (61-90 degrees latitude).
- 6. Middle Region. Changes between summer and winter are not extreme (31-60 degrees latitude).
- 8. Horizontal movement of ocean water on the surface.
- 11. Winds that blow from west to east in the temperate region.
- 12. Winds that blow from east to west and toward the equator in the tropical region.
Down
- 1. Winds appearing to curve due to the Earth's rotation.
- 3. Named by the direction from which they blow. There are 3 major belts in each hemisphere.
- 4. Winds that blow from northeast to west in the polar region.
- 6. Warmest and most humid region of Earth (0-30 degrees Latitude).
- 7. Warm ocean current of Northern Atlantic Ocean.
- 9. A narrow current of strong wind that blows in the upper troposphere from west to east.
- 10. The average weather conditions of a certain region.