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