6 Earth's Water and Atmosphere U2 L3 Ocean Currents

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Across
  1. 2. When ocean water at the surface becomes ____ than the water below it, that water sinks
  2. 5. In the Northern Hemisphere, currents are deflected to the ____
  3. 7. Gasses in the atmosphere are ____ by ocean water at the ocean surface
  4. 10. This is added to images of the oceans surface to highlight different temperatures
  5. 11. Movement of ocean water far below the surface are called ____ ____
  6. 12. This is one of the factors that affects surface currents, the ____ effect
  7. 18. Streamlike movements of water in the ocean
  8. 19. ____ ocean circulation is very important in the transport of energy in the form of heat
  9. 20. The difference in speed ____ causes the Coriolis effect
  10. 21. The amount of matter in a given space or volume
  11. 23. Near the ____ the ocean absorbs a large amount of solar energy
Down
  1. 1. Ocean water also transports ____
  2. 3. Ocean currents at or near the surface of the ocean caused by wind
  3. 4. The ____ ____ is one of the strongest surface currents on Earth
  4. 6. Ocean circulation has an important influence on the Earth's ____
  5. 8. Warm surface water is replaced by cold deep water in the ocean called ____
  6. 9. Different winds cause currents to flow in different directions
  7. 13. Deep currents and surface currents together form ____ currents
  8. 14. When surface currents meet continents, the currents are ____
  9. 15. Ocean currents ____ matter
  10. 16. The rising of warm air creates an area of ____ pressure
  11. 17. This is a measure of dissolved salts or solids in a liquid
  12. 22. Convention currents ____ energy