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- 5. This is a seasonal reversal of wind direction associated with large continents.
- 7. States that if you stand with your back to the wind, low pressure will be to your left and high pressure to your right. (3 words)
- 10. The convection cell closest to the equator. It is roughly 0 to 30 degrees latitude. (2 words)
- 13. A recording instrument that provides a continuous record of pressure changes over time.
- 15. This is the name given to the periodic warming of the ocean in the central and eastern Pacific. It occurs every 2-7 years. (2 words)
- 17. Another name for a high-pressure system.
- 21. Elongated low-pressure areas that extend toward the equator and are associated with cool, wet weather.
- 24. The amount of pressure change occurring over a given distance. (3 words)
- 25. Instrument used to measure both wind speed and direction.
- 26. Elongated high-pressure areas that extend toward the poles and are associated with warm, dry air.
- 27. This is a zone at the equator that consists of low pressure where there are typically only light winds and heavy precipitation. Also called an equatorial low.
- 29. Lines that connect equal points of pressure.
- 30. A microscale wind that resembles a tornado but is much smaller and less intense. (2 words)
- 33. This type of wind develops at night when cooler air sinks down into a valley (2 words)
- 35. These are winds that are located north and south of the equator. (2 words)
- 36. These are the type of winds that are very large like the Westerlies. Also called global winds.(2 words)
- 38. Name given to wind that consistently blows more often from one direction than from any other. (2 words)
- 39. These are snow showers associated with a cP air mass that travels over a large lake. (3 words)
- 40. These are the type of winds that last just seconds to minutes like a gust or a dust devil. (2 words)
- 41. Warm, dry winds that sometimes move down the slopes of the Alps.
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- 1. Air mass that is bitterly cold and very dry that might come from the Arctic basin and Greenland ice cap in the winter. (2 words)
- 2. This is the wind belt that most greatly effects the U.S.
- 3. This is a high pressure area where there is little wind so ships would sometimes get stuck in the area. Also called a subtropical high.(2 words)
- 4. Local wind that originates when cold, dense air over a highland area like the ice sheets of Greenland begin to move and cascade over the rim of the highland like a waterfall. Also called a fall wind. (2 words)
- 6. Winds that blow at a constant speed parallel to curved isobars. (2 words)
- 8. A smaller, more portable instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. (2 words)
- 9. These are the type of winds that only last from minutes to hours like a tornado or thunderstorm. (2 words)
- 11. These winds are found between the poles and the westerlies. (2 words)
- 12. Name given to warm, dry winds that sometimes moved down the slopes of mountains in the U.S.
- 14. This type of wind develops during the day as cooler air over water moves onto land. (2 words)
- 16. This is the abbreviation for a warm, wet air mass.
- 18. This is a cold, dry air mass. (2 words)
- 19. This is the area where an air mass originates. (2 words)
- 20. These are lines connecting places having equal rainfall.
- 22. This is a wind that is associated with large urban areas (2 words)
- 23. This is a very large body of air that has homogeneous physical properties. (2 words)
- 28. This is a high speed "river" of air that is located in the upper troposphere. (2 words)
- 31. This type of wind develops at night as cooler, more dense air moves blows out to sea. (2 words)
- 32. This is a warm, wet air mass. (2 words)
- 34. This term is used to describe the bad weather associated with mP air that hits the Northeast from the North Atlantic.
- 37. This type of wind develops during the day when warm less dense air rises up out of a valley. (2 words)