| A | B |
| Wind | The horizontal movement of air |
| Wind strength (force) | depends on the difference in air pressure |
| Prevailing Wind | generally blows in only one direction |
| Warm winds | carry more precipitation |
| Cold winds | carry less precipitation |
| Place where Santa Ana winds begin | Great Basin Desert |
| Direction of Santa Ana winds travel | east to west |
| weather associated with high pressure system | clear skies or sunny weather |
| associated with low pressure system | cloudy skies or rainy weather |
| direction of spin of high pressure system | clockwise |
| direction of spin of low pressure system | counter-clockwise |
| Time of year Santa Ana winds usually develop | during the fall |