Across
- 3. the largest cause for wind formation is temperature differences due to uneven _________ energy
- 4. weather _________: a boundary between two air masses
- 6. the point at which the earth is closest to the sun
- 7. Winter _________ is the shortest day of the year
- 10. the way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds
- 12. the Northern Hemisphere is pointed away from the sun at perihelion
- 13. the suffix used when describing wet dark clouds
- 15. after the winter solstice the days begin to get __________
Down
- 1. Two things are responsible for global wind patterns: Coriolis effect and changes in ____________
- 2. __________ tropical airmass would be warm but dry air since it formed over land
- 5. a polar ________ airmass is formed over oceans near the earths poles and would have high humidity
- 8. incoming solar radiation (sunlight) that warms the earth
- 9. a large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature and humidity
- 11. a day in March and September when the amount of day and night both equal 12 hours
- 14. the point at which the earth is farthest from the sun