Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 2. When air rises due to windward side of mountain, it is _____
  2. 3. The 6 factors that affect climate (acronym)
  3. 5. Places near large bodies of water have ____ temperatures
  4. 6. High and Low air ________
  5. 7. Ocean _______ are formed by wind action and differences in temperature
  6. 10. Relief precipitation is also called _____
  7. 12. The higher the _____, the cooler the air
  8. 14. The leading edge of an air mass
  9. 15. Convectional precipitation causes ______
  10. 18. Average weather of an area over a long period of time (temp, humidity, etc.)
  11. 19. The wet windward side is wetter than the ______ leeward side
  12. 20. The warmest regions are near the equator due to sun's heat
  13. 22. the daily state of the atmosphere (short-term)
Down
  1. 1. Moisture in the air
  2. 4. Wind comes from the west
  3. 5. Relief precipitation occurs only in the ____
  4. 8. ____ climate has an annual temperature range that tends to be small and precipitation is high
  5. 9. Below the temperate zone
  6. 11. ____ climate type that develops away from the influence of the ocean.
  7. 13. ____ Stream is a current of fast moving air that separates the air masses
  8. 15. We are located in the _________ zone
  9. 16. ___ water sinks and warm water moves toward the arctic to replace it
  10. 17. ___ types of precipitation
  11. 21. ____ air carries the most moisture