Global Winds Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• windward : this side of a mountain gets more rain because warm air rises to get over the mountain, cools & forms clouds.
• sea breeze : this breeze originates over the ocean and blows toward land.
• land breeze : this breeze originates over the land and blows toward the ocean.
• easterlies : these are dry, cold prevailing global that blow around the high-pressure areas at the north & south poles.
• westerlies : these are prevailing global winds that blow from west to east in the middle latitudes – between 30° to 60° latitude.
• leeward : this is the dry side of a mountain in a rain shadow, where moisture has already been released on the windward side, resulting in sunny skies & no rain.
• doldrums : this is the region at the equator where there is no wind.
• coriolis effect : this force is created by the spinning of earth, which causes winds to curve to the right in the northern hemisphere & to the left in the southern hemisphere.
• westerly wind : this wind blows from west to east.
• mountain breeze : this is a breeze that occurs at night, when mountain slopes cool rapidly & the denser air above them flows into the valley.
• easterly wind : this wind blows from east to west.
• poles : these are areas at 90° latitude where high pressure dominates all year.
• trade winds : these are steady global winds that blow north & south from sub-tropical highs to equatorial low-pressure areas.
• jet stream : this is a stream of fast-moving atmospheric air that occurs where the troposphere meets the stratosphere in both the southern & northern hemisphere.
• valley breeze : this is a breeze that occurs during the day, when mountain slopes heat up rapidly & the air above them rises & is replaced by air rushing up from the valley.
• chinook : this is the term for a warm, dry wind that can increase local temperature quickly on the eastern side of the rockies.
• equator : this is an area at 0° latitude where low pressure dominates all year.