Answer the following:
How do we name hurricanes?
How many hours before landfall do we issue hurricane watches? Warnings?
Answer the following:
How do we name hurricanes?
How many hours before landfall do we issue hurricane watches? Warnings?
Across
1 / In a _____ pressure zone, air is rising from the Earth.4 / In a _____ pressure zone, air is falling towards the Earth.
6 / Density of air is controlled by temperature, pressure, and ______content.
10 / ______circulation is a density driven flow of water generated by differences in salinity or temperature.
11 / The ______cell extends from the Equator to about 30 degrees latitude.
12 / Warm air is (less/more) dense than cold air.
13 / ______circulation is a complex horizontal helical (spiral) motion that extends parallel to the wind.
14 / Winds are named for the direction from which they ______.
16 / Wind-driven currents are produced by the interaction between the wind and the ______.
17 / The ______Cell extends from 60 degrees to about 90 degrees latitude.
19 / ______is the spiraling pattern described by changes in water direction and speed with depth.
21 / Change in pressure across a horizontal distance is a ______.
Down
2 / Air pressure is the ______of the air from Earth’s surface to the top of the atmosphere.3 / The ______Cell extends from 30 degrees to about 60 degrees latitude.
5 / These storms are also known as typhoons and tropical cyclones.
7 / Water at the surface is exposed to more rapid changes in ______through cooling or heating.
8 / ______is the apparent deflection of objects moving across Earth’s surface due to Earth's rotation.
9 / Water at the surface is exposed to more rapid changes in ______through evaporation or precipitation.
15 / The deflection of the ocean currents by the continents results in a circular current, called a ______.
16 / Movement of air across a pressure gradient parallel to Earth’s surface is called a ______.
18 / Most ______are indentations into continents, partially isolated from the ocean and strongly influenced by continental climate and river drainage.
20 / Winds blow from high to _____.
Know these pictures and what they show!
Across
1 / In a _____ pressure zone, air is rising from the Earth.4 / In a _____ pressure zone, air is falling towards the Earth.
6 / Density of air is controlled by temperature, pressure, and ______content.
10 / ______circulation is a density driven flow of water generated by differences in salinity or temperature.
11 / The ______cell extends from the Equator to about 30 degrees latitude.
12 / Warm air is (less/more) dense than cold air.
13 / ______circulation is a complex horizontal helical (spiral) motion that extends parallel to the wind.
14 / Winds are named for the direction from which they ______.
16 / Wind-driven currents are produced by the interaction between the wind and the ______.
17 / The ______Cell extends from 60 degrees to about 90 degrees latitude.
19 / ______is the spiraling pattern described by changes in water direction and speed with depth.
21 / Change in pressure across a horizontal distance is a ______.
Down
2 / Air pressure is the ______of the air from Earth’s surface to the top of the atmosphere.3 / The ______Cell extends from 30 degrees to about 60 degrees latitude.
5 / These storms are also known as typhoons and tropical cyclones.
7 / Water at the surface is exposed to more rapid changes in ______through cooling or heating.
8 / ______is the apparent deflection of objects moving across Earth’s surface due to Earth's rotation.
9 / Water at the surface is exposed to more rapid changes in ______through evaporation or precipitation.
15 / The deflection of the ocean currents by the continents results in a circular current, called a ______.
16 / Movement of air across a pressure gradient parallel to Earth’s surface is called a ______.
18 / Most ______are indentations into continents, partially isolated from the ocean and strongly influenced by continental climate and river drainage.
20 / Winds blow from high to _____.
Know these pictures and what they show!