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2. decrease in size, number, or range
5. Effect, an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation
6. Pole, the northernmost region of the Earth
7. Latitudes, The horse latitudes are subtropical regions known for calm winds and little precipitation
8. the degree of compactness of a substance
10. Cells, a large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the -equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30° north or south
12. how hot or cold something is
13. 4 different periods of the year that are all different in weather and daylight hours
16. a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression
17. become or make larger or more extensive
18. Jetstreams, a belt of powerful upper-level winds that sits atop the polar front
19. Winds, air currents closer to Earth's surface that blow from east to west near the equator
20. the rotation of how a clock moves around
22. 2nd layer of the earth's atmosphere going upward

1. Easterlies, dry, cold prevailing winds that blow around the high-pressure areas of the polar high at the North and South poles
3. first and lowest layer of the atmosphere
4. circle of latitude, divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres, it’s an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude
5. the opposite direction of how a clock moves around
9. move or cause to move into a sloping position
11. the envelope of gasses surrounding the earth or another planet
13. Jetstreams, belt of strong upper-level winds lying above regions of subtropical high pressure
14. Pressure, the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth
15. Current, a current in a fluid that results from convection
21. Pole, the southernmost region of the Earth