WEATHER Important facts

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Across
  1. 2. __________pressure systems move clockwise and out in the northern hemisphere.
  2. 3. When dew point & air temperature are far apart relative humidity is ____________.
  3. 7. A low pressure system has ______ weather.
  4. 10. As temperature decreases air pressure ______________.
  5. 11. When air temperature reaches the dew point temperature _______________ occurs.
  6. 13. measures both dew point & relative humidity
  7. 17. measures air pressure
  8. 18. High pressure ___________.
  9. 19. Weather moves over the United States from West to ________.
  10. 20. ________ temperature holds more moisture.
  11. 21. High pressure is usually cool and __________.
Down
  1. 1. _______pressure systems move counterclockwise and inward in the Northern hemisphere.
  2. 2. Wind is caused by differences in air pressure that is caused by the uneven ____________of Earth's atmosphere.
  3. 4. To figure out relative humidity you must ________ the dry-bulb & wet bulb temperatures then use the ESRT, the dry bulb & the difference.
  4. 5. On a hot sunny day wind blows from the water to the land. At night the wind blows from the land to the water. This is because the _______ heats up & cools off faster than the water.
  5. 6. Winds curve due to the ___________ Effect (or rotation of earth on its axis)
  6. 8. measures temperature.
  7. 9. As dew point temperature decreases the amount of moisture in the air ______________.
  8. 12. measures wind speed.
  9. 14. Low pressure ___________.
  10. 15. Ocean currents are caused by ________ (ESRT pg. 4)
  11. 16. Wind will be _________ where the pressure gradient is steep.