Earth Science - Book 908 - Words to Know

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Across
  1. 1. seasonal barrier formed between water layers of different temperature
  2. 6. total evaporation
  3. 7. ocean layer from 656 feet to 3,281 feet
  4. 9. ocean layer from 19,686 feet to 32,810 feet
  5. 11. movement of water at the surface of the ocean to the bottom of the ocean, and movement of ocean water from the depths to the surface
  6. 13. odorless, tasteless, transparent liquid
  7. 15. layer of water that acts as a boundary layer
  8. 17. evaporation of water through stomata in the leaves of plants
  9. 19. circulation of ocean waters
  10. 20. ocean floor area
  11. 22. amount of dissolved salt in water
  12. 23. interconnected mass of seawater
  13. 28. effect in which water moves clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
  14. 30. "without sunlight"; one of the two zones of the oceanic province
  15. 32. part of the pelagic realm away from shore
  16. 35. the continental shelf, slope, and rise together
  17. 38. layer of water at or near the earth's surface
  18. 40. one of the winds that most affect ocean currents; at 40-50 degrees latitude, blowing west to east
  19. 41. photosynthesis bacteria and floating algae
  20. 43. free-floating microscopic organisms
  21. 45. first of the five layers of ocean
  22. 46. floating organisms that rely on the phytoplankton as food sources
  23. 47. all liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground
  24. 48. sloping, smooth-surfaced features at the end of continental shelves
Down
  1. 2. fields of study concerning water
  2. 3. ocean water area covering the benthic realm
  3. 4. water flowing towards the poles to replace the sinking cold water
  4. 5. when the temperature of the atmosphere increases with altitude, instead of decreasing
  5. 8. movement of wind blowing over ocean surface
  6. 10. layer of ocean from 13,124 feet to 19,686 feet
  7. 12. ocean layer from 3,281 feet to 13,124 feet
  8. 14. slopes cutting down to the ocean bottom
  9. 16. continuous circular process in which the water of the earth evaporates from the oceans, condenses, falls to the earth as rain or snow, and eventually returns to the oceans through run-off in rivers or streams
  10. 18. process of a liquid penetrating a surface through its pores
  11. 21. one of the two zones of the oceanic province
  12. 24. water in a gaseous state
  13. 25. deep-water circulation of the oceans caused by differences in density between the waters of different regions
  14. 26. caused as cold water at the poles sinks and slowly moved toward the equator
  15. 27. rainfall not absorbed by soil
  16. 29. the study of the ocean and seas
  17. 31. direct conversion from solid to vapor
  18. 33. surface features
  19. 34. permanent barrier formed between water layers of different salinity
  20. 36. current that moves along through the Gulf of Mexico, past the East Coast of the United States, and on to northern Europe
  21. 37. transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere
  22. 39. sloping, underwater plains
  23. 42. one oft he winds that most affect ocean currents; at 20-degrees latitude, blowing east to west
  24. 44. measurements of distance north or south of the equator