Ocean Currents

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Across
  1. 4. Moving objects are deflected by the __________ effect caused by the Earth’s rotation.
  2. 7. ____________ brings colder, nutrient-rich water up to the surface.
  3. 8. Large circular surface current found in all five major ocean basins.
  4. 9. __________ gas is added to seawater by plants and the atmosphere.
  5. 13. The Coriolis Effect deflects moving objects in the northern hemisphere to the __________.
  6. 17. ____________ circulation is also called the Oceanic Conveyor Belt.
  7. 19. Total travel time of water in Oceanic Conveyor Belt is a ____________ years.
  8. 21. The cold water surface current flowing along the western coast of North America.
  9. 22. The Coriolis Effect deflects moving objects in the southern hemisphere to the __________.
  10. 24. The average travel time around an ocean gyre is about ___________ years.
  11. 25. _____________ decreases ocean temperature.
  12. 30. A relatively thin layer in which a property changes dramatically is a(n) _____________.
  13. 31. The __________ forms by Antarctica.
  14. 32. The __________ forms by Greenland and Iceland.
  15. 33. Both the salinity and the temperature of ocean water affect its _____________.
  16. 34. The global winds that blow towards the west are the______________.
Down
  1. 1. __________ currents travel at 45 degree angles to the wind.
  2. 2. Crossword Clues
  3. 3. On average, 96.5% of seawater is ______________.
  4. 5. __________gas is added to seawater by volcanism.
  5. 6. The cold water surface current also called the Peru current.
  6. 10. The ___________ counter current flows from west to east.
  7. 11. The Antarctic ________________ current flows around Antarctica.
  8. 12. ____________ rejection increases ocean salinity.
  9. 14. This layer separates the less salty surface water from the saltier deep water.
  10. 15. This layer separates the warmer surface water from the colder deep water.
  11. 16. The cold ___________ current flows along the western coast of Africa.
  12. 18. The most common element in ocean water (besides hydrogen and oxygen)
  13. 20. Most of the dissolved salts in the ocean come from the ____________ of rocks.
  14. 23. The global winds that blow along the Equator are the _____________.
  15. 26. This layer separates the less dense surface water from the more dense deep water.
  16. 27. The average flow of water is at __________ degrees to the wind.
  17. 28. The salt content of the ocean is called ___________.
  18. 29. The _________ spiral describes what direction water at different depths flows.