weather and climate gateway 1

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Across
  1. 7. element of weather #1
  2. 10. effect - the effect that large ocean bodies have on the climate of coastal areas
  3. 13. regional wind patterns that reverse direction seasonally (2 words)
  4. 14. winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected to the _____ ( and vice versa for the southern hemisphere)
  5. 15. process in which water vapour changes to a liquid form by cooling
  6. 16. warm air can hold _____ mass than cool air
  7. 19. the distance of any point of the earth measured north or south from the equator
  8. 21. element of weather #4
  9. 22. element of weather #3
  10. 25. element of weather #2 (2 words)
  11. 26. element of weather #6
  12. 27. the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
  13. 28. WInd direction is determined by a ______
  14. 30. average condition of the atmosphere of a specific place over a long period of time (usually 30 days)
  15. 31. movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
Down
  1. 1. monsoon and other winds are affected by _____ effect
  2. 2. effect -the effect that contintntal surfaces have on the climate of inland areas
  3. 3. force produced by the earth's rotation that causes the bending or deflection of winds (2 words)
  4. 4. wind speed is generally measured by a ______
  5. 5. occurs when relative humidity is at 100%(dew point temperature)
  6. 6. the northeast monsoon takes place between october and _____
  7. 8. the greater the air pressure, the _____ the wind speed
  8. 9. a visible mass of water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere from the condensation of the water vapour
  9. 11. temperature generally decreases by __.__ degrees every 100m increase in altitude
  10. 12. element of weather #5 (2 words)
  11. 17. when the solar angle is higher the sun ray's are more _____ on the area
  12. 18. the extent of the sky that is covered by clouds
  13. 20. the height above a place un relation to the sea level
  14. 23. the ration (usuallly expressed in percentage) between the actual amount of water vapour present in a mass of air and the maximum amount of water vapour the air could hold at a given temperature (2 words)
  15. 24. the southwest monsoon takes place between _____ and september
  16. 29. _____ breeze is wind that blows from land to sea