Climate

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Across
  1. 4. the direction towards which the wind is going, or downwind (or down a mountain or island)
  2. 7. Effect Snow forms when cold, dry air passes over the warmer waters of the lake, picking up the moisture and the heat. This results in heavy snowfall in the area.
  3. 8. the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
  4. 12. (local wind) Air over the land cools faster than over the water. Denser cool air over the land flows offshore to replenish the rising warm air over water
  5. 13. the direction from which the wind is blowing, or upwind
  6. 14. (local wind) At night the air along the mountain slopes cools. This cool air moves down the slopes into the valley, producing a mountain breeze.
  7. 17. (local wind) Air over the land heats faster than over the water. Warm air over the land is rises, the cooler air over the ocean flows onshore over the land surface to replace the rising warm air
  8. 18. winds that are forced through narrow valleys caused by a broken barrier. The air is forced through the break with considerable speed.
  9. 19. a change in the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface water temperature becomes unusually cool
  10. 20. the long-term average of weather in a particular region.
  11. 21. a narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere.
  12. 22. occurs when an air passes over a mountain range, it moves down the other side, warms and dries out.
Down
  1. 1. occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain.
  2. 2. the amount of light that reflects off of a surface
  3. 3. surface current that carries warm water from the Tropics to the North Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the longest surface currents.
  4. 5. expressed as the direction from which the wind is blowing (ex. Westerly winds blow from west to east)
  5. 6. (local wind) During the day, the sun warms the air along the mountain slopes. This warm air rises up the mountain slopes, creating a valley breeze.
  6. 9. the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
  7. 10. surface current that carries cold water from the northern Pacific Ocean south to Mexico.
  8. 11. how fast air is moving from one place to the next (from high to low pressure), typically measured by an anemometer
  9. 15. a change in the water temperature in the Pacific Ocean that produces a warm current
  10. 16. height above a given level (ex. sea level).