ocean currents-kahler duncan
Across
- 2. when water is deflected by land
- 5. a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms
- 6. facilitated by transmembrane water channels called aquaporins
- 7. a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth
- 8. What effect is created due to earths rotation
- 9. the degree of compactness of a substance
- 10. movement of ocean water far below the surface are called
- 15. The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
- 17. Helps creates less dense air
- 18. ocean The is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions
- 20. The is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions
Down
- 1. is a movement of water that results from density differences
- 3. helps create wind
- 4. It's known as the Antarctic Ocean
- 11. These currents occur at or near the surface of the ocean
- 12. The 14 states that have a shoreline on the_____ocean
- 13. when warm water is replaced by cold nutrient rich water
- 14. winds that occur in belts that go all around the planet.
- 16. the movement of water from one location to another
- 19. seep Area of seafloor where gases and fluids are released but not hot water