Global Wind Patterns Crossword Puzzle

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Global Wind Patterns Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • seven: how many global winds are there?
  • trade winds: which global wind drives the equatorial ocean currents toward the west in each ocean basin?
  • subpolar low: what is the underlying low-pressure area called?
  • pressure gradient: what is the rate the air pressure changes with distance?
  • doldrums: what is at the equator that is a low-pressure zone that is caused by rising water?
  • earths surface: the coriolis effect deflects a wind perpendicular to its path over what?
  • polar easterlies: which global wind brings cold, dry over the high latitude regions of the continents in both hemispheres?
  • horse latitudes: what is the zone of high pressure caused by descending air?
  • cyclone: what is the low-pressure zone circling counterclockwise called?
  • prevailing westerlies: which global wind is important for directing air masses across the united states?
  • coriolis effect: what is the low-pressure zone circling counterclockwise called?
  • wind: what is created when air moves higher and lower with pressure?
  • anti cyclone: what is the high-pressure zone circling clockwise called?
  • friction force: anything that moves on earth always has what?