The Winds of the Atmosphere

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Across
  1. 2. The trade winds of both hemispheres meet in calm a calm area around the equator called the what?
  2. 3. Narrow belts of high speed winds that blow from west to east, between 7 km and 16 km above Earth's surface are called what?
  3. 4. Cold air is more _______ than warmer air.
  4. 7. At about 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south latitudes, a high pressure belt results from the _____ of air.
  5. 9. In the winter, as Northern Hemisphere temperatures cool, the polar jet stream moves where?
  6. 11. The movement of air over short distances are called what?
  7. 12. As a result, the air appears to follow a _____ to the east.
  8. 13. Air moves from areas of higher air pressure to areas of what?
  9. 15. The _________ blow between 30 and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
  10. 17. At nightfall, the air along the mountain slopes cools and moves down into the valley. This local wind is called a what?
  11. 19. Warm less dense ____ at the equator forms an area of lower pressure.
  12. 20. In the Northern Hemisphere, the air moving to the _____ curves towards the east.
Down
  1. 1. The ___________________ blow between the poles and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
  2. 5. At about 30 degrees latitude in both hemispheres, air stops moving and sinks. this forms calm areas called what?
  3. 6. The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure is called what?
  4. 8. The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation is called the what?
  5. 10. So, a wind blows from the land toward the water. This type of local wind is called a what?
  6. 14. These wind systems occur at or near Earth's surface and are called what?
  7. 16. The ____________ blow between 30 degrees latitude and the equator in both hemispheres.
  8. 18. Pressure differences cause air to move between the _____ and the poles.