Across
- 3. A place with a moderate oceanic climate with typically dry summer months; the rest of the year is rainy
- 8. The degree to which the climate of a region typifies that of the interior of a large landmass
- 9. Region between the North Pole
- 11. Slowly moving mass of ice originating from an accumulation of snow
- 13. star A bright star that can be seen in the northern part of the sky almost exactly above the North Pole
- 14. Imaginary line on Earth's surface, dividing Earth into Northern and Southern Hemisphere
- 17. Exretemely moist region with dense vegetation, typically located in the tropics
- 18. Located in the interior of a country or region away from a sea or border
- 20. Landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation
Down
- 1. An acronym; reasons why there are different climates in the world
- 2. wind A wind from the direction that is predominant at a particular place or season
- 4. What you can expect the weather to be like over a long period of time
- 5. Any type of water that forms in the Earth's atmosphere and then drops onto the surface of the Earth
- 6. The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level
- 7. Amount of sun received at Earth's surface
- 10. currents Continuous, directed movement of seawater; can be warm or cool
- 12. Each of the four divisions of the year
- 15. Connected with the sea; living or found in or near the sea
- 16. What is happening day-to-day; what is happening at any moment
- 19. pressure The weight of the atmosphere at the Earth's surface