Circulation bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Line of equal pressure.

   Item

   Isobar

2. Clue

   Deflection from rotation.

   Item

   Coriolis

3. Clue

   Wind parallel to isobars.

   Item

   Geostrophic

4. Clue

   Tropical convection cell.

   Item

   Hadley

5. Clue

   Where the trades converge.

   Item

   ITCZ

6. Clue

   Warm water off Peru.

   Item

   El Nino

7. Clue

   Cold air draining downhill.

   Item

   Katabatic

8. Clue

   Boundary of two air masses.

   Item

   Front

9. Clue

   Where a cyclone crosses the coast.

   Item

   Landfall

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation