Ocean, Atmosphere & Climate

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Across
  1. 2. reason Buenos Aires is warmer than it normally would be at its latitude
  2. 5. In general, if the direction of these change, so will the direction of the currents
  3. 8. general weather patterns over a long period of time
  4. 10. wind is caused by warm air rising and this rushing in to take its place
  5. 13. reason Cape Town is cooler than it normally would be at its latitude
  6. 14. a climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world
  7. 16. amount of energy a location will receive from the sun the farther they are away from the equator
  8. 18. the direction the prevailing winds cause winds to travel near the equator
  9. 20. one of the factors that affects the direction of ocean currents
  10. 21. ocean water flowing in a continuous path
  11. 24. a measure of how hot or cold something is
  12. 25. the amount of matter in a certain amount of space
  13. 27. an event or process that leads to a result or change
Down
  1. 1. a giant circular pattern of moving water that moves water from place to place
  2. 3. a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface of the ocean, bringing nutrients from the bottom with it
  3. 4. how much mass is in a given volume
  4. 6. distance north or south of Earth's equator
  5. 7. a global ocean current that carries warm water from the Caribbean up the coast of North America and across the North Atlantic
  6. 9. the bending of Earth's global winds due to the rotation of the Earth
  7. 11. winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents
  8. 12. one of the factors that affects the direction of ocean currents
  9. 15. this absorbs sunlight before being transferred to the air molecules above it
  10. 17. the ability to make things move or change
  11. 19. amount of energy a location will receive from the sun the closer they are to the equator
  12. 22. a result or change that happens because of an event or process
  13. 23. a long period of abnormally low rainfall or a dry period
  14. 26. to move from one object to another or from one place to another