North Atlantic Ocean
Across
- 4. Greenhouse gases absorb energy from escaping into space and cause the atmosphere to become ______.
- 6. The North Atlantic bloom is important for producing ____ for fish which in turn feed people all over the world.
- 8. Carbon dioxide is a _________ gas and it absorbs energy from the sun.
- 11. phytoplankton need ____, _____, ____, and ____.
- 12. In spring, conditions are right for ___which increase the population for phytoplankton.
- 13. The eddies bring ___ up into the photic zone, which encourages rapid reproduction.
- 15. The carbon stays in organisms until it is used for ______.
- 16. _____ is essential for plants and animals to survive.
- 17. Data has shown that rough seas push cold water under warmer water, which forms ______.
Down
- 1. Phytoplankton removes tons of ________ from the atmosphere.
- 2. The _____ cycle is the movement of carbon dioxide from the environment to organisms, and back into the environment.
- 3. The ocean has the largest populations of _____ and _____.
- 5. _____ stresses ecosystems and causes sea levels to rise.
- 7. Kelp and _____ are both producers.
- 9. _____ are tiny microscopic animals that feed on phytoplankton.
- 10. ________ ecosystems are the largest on Earth.
- 14. A ____ is anything you can change in an experiment that might affect the outcome.