Chapter Five

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Across
  1. 2. The zone of convergence for northeast and southeast trade winds, located in the general vicinity of the equator
  2. 5. Lines on a weather map joining together places of equal atmospheric pressure
  3. 6. Seasonal reversal of winds, which cause heavy rainfall
  4. 9. The characteristic weather associated with ___________ highs are clear, warm, dry, and calm, as well as an absence of wind and abundance of deserts
  5. 11. One of the factors that influences the direction of wind flow
  6. 12. A pattern of air flow with a low-pressure center
  7. 13. ______ cells are convective cells at the equator
  8. 15. The color used to denote low-pressure systems
Down
  1. 1. The direction in which high-pressure systems move in the Southern Hemisphere
  2. 3. A unit of air pressure
  3. 4. The direction in which high-pressure systems move in the Northern Hemisphere
  4. 7. Between 25 degrees North and 25 degrees South, the _____ winds are the major wind system of the tropics
  5. 8. The color used to denote high-pressure systems
  6. 10. Instruments to measure force per surface area, or atmospheric pressure
  7. 14. A pattern of air flow with a high-pressure center