Environmental Science Module 10 Cameron Sheppard

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Across
  1. 5. produced by a combination of atmospheric convection currents and the Coriolis effect
  2. 6. global patterns of air movement that are initiated by the unequal heating of Earth
  3. 8. convention currents that cycle between the equator and approximately 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South
  4. 9. the maximum amount of water vapor that can be in the air at a given temperature
  5. 10. a region with dry conditions found on the leeward side of a mountain range as a result of humid winds from the ocean causing a precipitation on then windward side
  6. 11. the latitude that receives the most intense sunlight which causes the ascending branches of the two Hadley cells to converge
  7. 13. the deflection of an object's path due to the rotation of Earth
  8. 14. the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the Earth
  9. 15. the cooling effect of reduced pressure on air as it rises
Down
  1. 1. the heating effect of increased pressure on air as it falls to the earth
  2. 2. the average temperature of a region
  3. 3. the day by day changes in the precipitation/temperature of a region
  4. 4. convention currents formed by air that rises at 60 degrees North and 60 degrees South and sinks at the poles
  5. 7. the release of energy when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses into liquid
  6. 12. lies between Hadley cells and Polar Cells. Air currents at these latitudes do not form distinct convection cells, but are driven by neighboring Hadley or Polar cells