Climate and Weather

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Across
  1. 1. This effect is where a mountains windward side receives lots of precipitation while its leeward side receives almost none.
  2. 4. In an ________ year, the normally low atmospheric pressure over the western Pacific rises, and the normally high pressure over the eastern Pacific drops
  3. 7. Narrow windless areas along the equator
  4. 8. The term for weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time
  5. 9. Air moving across the surface of the Earth
  6. 10. This latitudinal zone lies between 30* - 60*N and 30* - 60*S.
  7. 13. This day marks the beginning of winter
  8. 14. The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  9. 15. This latitudinal zone lies between 60* - 90* N and 60* - 90*S.
  10. 16. Prevailing winds from the midlatitudes
Down
  1. 2. This day marks the beginning of summer
  2. 3. These climates are found in or near low low latitudes
  3. 5. Prevailing winds from the low latitudes
  4. 6. A day in the year where daylight and nighttime hours are equal
  5. 8. This effect is where prevailing winds blow diagonally rather than along strict north - south or east - west directions
  6. 11. These climates occur in low and midlatitude regions and feature very little water
  7. 12. The condition of the atmosphere in one place during a limited period of time
  8. 17. This latitudinal zone lies between 30*S and 30*N