Winds

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Across
  1. 2. winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
  2. 5. Prevailing winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees north latitude to the equator and that blow southeast from 30 degrees south latitude to the equator
  3. 7. circular patterns caused by the rising and sinking of air
  4. 8. Prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60degrees-90degrees latitude in both hemisphere.
  5. 11. looking down on the north pole, the earth appears to rotate
  6. 13. The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
  7. 15. looking up at the south pole, the earth appears to rotate
  8. 19. a frequently windless area near the Equator
  9. 20. A mass of rising warm air that usually bring wet, stormy weather.
  10. 22. The movement of air caused by cool air sinking and moving down the slope of a mountain.
  11. 23. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree celcius
Down
  1. 1. Warm air from the valley that blows UP the side of the mountain during the day.
  2. 3. prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
  3. 4. Causes moving air and water to turn left in the southern hemisphere and turn right in the northern hemisphere due to Earth's rotation.
  4. 6. due to the coriolis effect, objects traveling above the Earth in the southern hemisphere deflect to the
  5. 9. the flow of air from cooler air over land to a body of water
  6. 10. are regions of high pressure and gentle winds at about 30 degrees north and south latitude
  7. 12. The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
  8. 14. A mass of sinking cool air that usually bring fair weather.
  9. 16. The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land
  10. 17. winds that blow over short distances
  11. 18. no matter what, in general the earth is always rotating
  12. 21. due to the coriolis effect, objects traveling above the Earth in the northern hemisphere deflect to the