Across
- 2. Geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth’s surface
- 7. The day-to-day state of the atmosphere
- 9. the side that faces the wind, experiencing higher precipitation, more vegetation, and cooler temperatures due to air rising, cooling, and releasing moisture
- 12. The air is lighter than the surrounding air masses so it rises; you can generally expect clouds and rain
- 13. Heavy snow falling on the far side of a large lake; caused by cold, dry air passing over warmer water
- 14. a local wind system characterized by a flow from land to water late at night
Down
- 1. Global air circulation patterns within the atmosphere held to Earth by gravity and warmed as heat radiates from Earth; influenced by convection of warm, less dense air (rises and spreads out) and cold, dense air (sinks)
- 3. air is heavy, and it sinks; you can generally expect sunny skies and calm weather.
- 4. Dry region on the side of a mountain that is sheltered from the wind
- 5. a local wind system characterized by a flow from sea to land during the day
- 6. the side that is sheltered from the wind; On this side of a mountain, air is dry and sinks; there is very little precipitation on this side of the mountain
- 8. Features on the surface of Earth, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, or rivers
- 10. Average weather patterns for a particular region
- 11. the movement of air between high and low-pressure systems within small areas