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5. height above a given level (ex. sea level)
7. expressed as the direction from which the wind is blowing (ex. Westerly winds blow from west to east)
10. the direction towards which the wind is going, or downwind (or down a mountain or island)
11. occurs when an air passes over a mountain range, it moves down the other side, warms and dries out.
14. (local wind) During the day, the sun warms the air along the mountain slopes. This warm air rises up the mountain slopes, creating a valley breeze.the North Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the longest surface currents.
16. a change in the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface water temperature becomes unusually cool
17. a change in the water temperature in the Pacific Ocean that produces a warm current.
20. the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a

1. (local wind) At night the air along the mountain slopes Mountain Breeze: (local wind) At night the air along the mountain slopes cools. This cool air moves down the slopes into the valley, producing a mountain breeze
2. the long-term average of weather in a particular region.
3. the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
4. how fast air is moving from one place to the next (from high to low pressure), typically measured by an anemometer
6. winds that are forced through narrow valleys caused by a broken barrier. The air is forced through the break with considerable speed.
8. occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain.
9. (local wind) Air over the land cools faster than over the water Denser cool air over the land flows offshore to replenish the rising warm air over water
12. the amount of light that reflects off of a surface
13. a narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere.
15. surface current that carries cold water from the northern Pacific Ocean south to Mexico.
18. surface current that carries warm water from the Tropics to the North Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the longest surface currents.
19. the direction from which the wind is blowing, or upwind (up a mountain or island)