Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 3. the weather pattern over a prolonged period of time
  2. 4. a force generated from the Earth's rotation that causes the deflection of winds
  3. 5. the amount of water vapour in the air
  4. 6. the monsoon wind that causes India to experience cold and dry weather from October to January
  5. 8. regions with this climate experiences four seasons
  6. 9. the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
  7. 10. the effect that large ocean bodies have on the climate of coastal areas
  8. 12. all forms of water that fall from the atmosphere onto the Earth's surface
  9. 15. the type of rain that is formed due to the uplifting of a heated air mass in the atmosphere
  10. 16. the state where the air is carrying the maximum amount of water vapour it can hold at a given temperature
  11. 18. the type of breeze that occurs during the day where air over the sea blows towards the land
  12. 19. the direction the Earth rotates towards
  13. 20. seasonal movements of large air masses across the Earth
  14. 21. the monsoon wind that brings heavy rains to India between June and September
  15. 22. the hemisphere that experiences summer between June and September
Down
  1. 1. the imaginary horizontal line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere
  2. 2. the distance (measured in degrees) to the north or south of the equator
  3. 4. the process where cooled water vapour changes into water droplets
  4. 7. the type of breeze that occurs at night where air over the land blows out into the sea
  5. 9. the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
  6. 11. the atmospheric layer characterised by the presence of ozone gas
  7. 13. the hemisphere that experiences winter between June and September
  8. 14. a force that pulls air molecules towards the ground
  9. 17. the height of a point above sea level