Weather Unit

3. The effect caused by Earth's rotation that makes moving objects appear to curve toward the right or left
5. A dry air mass that originates over land rather than water
8. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move toward each other and collide
12. A type of front that occurs when two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other
13. A system characterized by sinking cold air that typically results in clear skies and fair weather
15. The movement of air from areas of high pressure toward areas of low pressure
16. Global wind belts located between 30° and 60° latitude that carry moist air over the United States
18. The geological process where one oceanic plate sinks deep under another plate
20. The name given to a hurricane that forms in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean
21. The scientific measure of how much water vapor is currently in the air
22. A calm area located along the equator where the air is warm and rising, resulting in very little wind

1. Narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow from west to east about 10 km above Earth's surface
2. The most dangerous part of a hurricane, consisting of a ring of heavy clouds and the strongest winds
4. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
6. A very large body of air that has a nearly uniform temperature and humidity throughout
7. A system where warm air rises, often resulting in cloudy or stormy weather and the formation of hurricanes
9. A type of air mass that forms over water and is characterized by being wet or moist
10. The transfer of heat through the movement of a fluid, such as air or water, which creates wind
11. A plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions
14. The calm, cloudless center of a hurricane characterized by very low air pressure
17. Windy paths near the equator that early sailors used to travel and trade goods
19. A complex front formed when a fast-moving cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting it off the ground