Air and Wind Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 2. Winds; travel long distances in steady patterns over several weeks
  2. 4. Latitude; High Pressure zones at 30 degrees North and South
  3. 6. Winds that start in the pole regions and blow West toward the Westerlies
  4. 7. Breeze; During the NIGHT the land cools faster than the sea; wind blows toward the sea
  5. 9. Pressure; area of warm, less dense, rising air
  6. 10. Breeze; during the DAY, the mountains heat up faster than the valley; wind blows toward mountain tops
  7. 12. Breeze; During the NIGHT, the mountains cool off faster than the valley; wind blows toward the valley
  8. 14. Breeze; During the DAY the land heats faster than the sea; wind blows toward the land
Down
  1. 1. effect; Influence of Earth's rotation that cause wind paths to curve
  2. 3. Winds that START in the Horse Latitudes and blow east toward the poles (carry weather)
  3. 5. Pressure; area of cool, dense, sinking air
  4. 8. Low Pressure zone near the Equator
  5. 11. Horizontal movement of air caused by changes in air pressure
  6. 13. Winds; Blow from the Horse Latitudes to the Doldrums; closest to the Equator