weather and climate gateway 1 - definitions

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Across
  1. 2. _____ effect -the effect that continental surfaces have on the climate of inland areas
  2. 3. movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
  3. 5. the distance of any point of the earth measured north or south from the equator
  4. 8. element of weather #5 (2 words)
  5. 9. the height above a place in relation to the sea level
  6. 11. the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
  7. 13. average condition of the atmosphere of a specific place over a long period of time (usually 30 years)
  8. 15. process in which water vapour changes to a liquid form by cooling
  9. 17. Large marsupial
  10. 18. Man's best friend
  11. 20. regional wind patterns that reverse direction seasonally (2 words)
  12. 21. _____ effect - the effect that large ocean bodies have on the climate of coastal areas
  13. 22. element of weather #2 (2 words)
  14. 23. element of weather #1
Down
  1. 1. element of weather #3
  2. 2. force produced by the earth's rotation that causes the bending or deflection of winds (2 words)
  3. 4. element of weather #6
  4. 6. Has a trunk
  5. 7. Flying mammal
  6. 10. occurs when relative humidity is at 100%(dew point temperature)
  7. 12. element of weather #4
  8. 13. Likes to chase mice
  9. 14. the extent of the sky that is covered by clouds
  10. 16. a visible mass of water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere from the condensation of the water vapour
  11. 19. the ratio (usually expressed in percentage) between the actual amount of water vapour present in a mass of air and the maximum amount of water vapour the air could hold at a given temperature (2 words)