Earth's Water Vocabulary
Across
- 6. water that contains less than 0.2% salt
- 8. currents that move water downwards due to density
- 11. currents that move water and nutrients vertically
- 12. the sphere of Earth that contains all of Earth's water
- 13. when water turns from a gas to a liquid
- 14. currents powered by wind that moves water horizontally
- 15. the sphere of Earth that contains all living things
- 16. when water turns from a liquid to a gas
- 17. the sphere of Earth that contains all the rocks and minerals
- 18. the top zone of the ocean where there is the most Sun and living things
Down
- 1. the middle zone of the ocean with only blue green light
- 2. the flattest part of the ocean floor
- 3. this type of water is the most dense
- 4. the periodic rise and fall of the ocean's surface level
- 5. large amounts of saltwater that travel in one direction
- 7. the deepest zone of the ocean where no sunlight reaches
- 9. the deepest part of the ocean floor
- 10. the sphere of Earth that contains all the gases
- 13. the feature of the ocean floor where most life is