Across
- 1. The release of CO₂ during the breakdown of glucose
- 3. Burning of fossil fuels that adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
- 6. Measurement of ocean depths and seafloor features
- 7. The movement of carbon through the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere
- 9. Measure of dissolved salts in seawater
- 13. Cooling of the Pacific Ocean leading to opposite effects of El Niño
- 14. The mass of water per unit volume, affected by salinity and temperature
- 15. An underwater mountain range formed by plate divergence
- 18. Natural cycle of alternating warm (El Niño) and cool (La Niña) phases in the Pacific
- 20. Wide, flat regions of the deep ocean floor
- 21. Short-term atmospheric conditions in a region
- 22. The change of water vapour into liquid droplets
- 23. The resistance of water to flow
- 24. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail falling to Earth’s surface
Down
- 2. Process plants use to absorb CO₂ and release oxygen
- 4. Circulation caused by differences in water temperature and salinity
- 5. Vertical movement of cold, nutrient-rich water to the surface
- 8. The underwater edge of a continent
- 10. Long-term average of temperature, rainfall, and weather patterns
- 11. The continuous movement of water through Earth’s spheres
- 12. Warming of central and eastern Pacific Ocean that alters global climate
- 16. The deepest ocean feature created by subduction
- 17. Process where water changes from liquid to gas
- 19. Elastic film on the surface of water caused by cohesion
- 25. Movement of water into soil and rocks
- 26. Large, continuous movement of seawater driven by wind, density, or tides