Across
- 5. Differences in seawater _______ (salinity and temperature) causes deep ocean currents
- 7. Local wind pattern that moves air from the sea to land (daytime)
- 9. Temperatures remain relatively _______ along coasts, because of water's high specific heat
- 12. Natural process of cold water rising and bringing nutrients to the surface of ocean water
- 13. Part of the water cycle that would decrease salinity of ocean water
- 15. Heating and cooling differences of land and water affect temperatures and _______ of air masses above land and water
- 18. Phenomena that causes the earth's water and wind to curve due to the Earth's rotation
- 20. water's high specific ________ _________ regulates Earth's surface and atmospheric temperature, preventing rapid temperature changes
- 22. natural process that allows the Earth to keep some of the heat from the sun
Down
- 1. property of water that allows water molecules to climb up plants stems against gravity
- 2. Wind is caused by the ______ heating of the earth; blows from areas of high to low pressure
- 3. city area that is much hotter than rural areas
- 4. human impact on the environment that removes trees; increasing the CO2 in the atmosphere
- 6. "skin" on surface of water, allowing some insects to walk across it
- 8. This type of nonrenewable resource is a common contributor to human caused global climate change
- 10. greenhouse gas scientists are most concerned about
- 11. Natural disaster caused by a low pressure system moving over warm tropical ocean water
- 14. gas to liquid; requires a removal of heat
- 16. Ocean ________ act as the Earth's heating and cooling system
- 17. Cause of surface currents
- 19. liquid to gas; requires an addition of heat energy
- 21. Ice and snow have a low rate of absorption and a high _________ effect