OCEAN CURRENTS

1. WATER THAT MOVES UP TOWARDS THE SURFACE FROM DEEP IN THE OCEAN
3. THE MOST COMMON GAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WARMING OF PLANET EARTH.
4. The _______ _______ travels past the Caribbean and Florida, carrying warm water.
6. MASS DIVIDED BY VOLUE, A MEASURE OF HOW HEAVY AN OBJECT, SUBSTANCE, ETC. IS FOR A CERTAIN VOLUME OF THAT MATERIAL.
9. predictable patterns of movement of ocean water are known as ________.
10. WATER THAT SINKS FROM THE SURFACE DEEPER INTO THE OCEAN
12. The global __________ belt is a large-scale (planet-wide)current that circulates cold and warm water around the world.
14. ________ % of Planet Earth is covered by water.
16. ___________ winds are winds that blow along the edge of a landmass. They move surface water out of the area and deeper water can arise.
17. Deep water currents involve about __________-_________ of all the ocean water.

2. A MEASURE OF HOW FAR NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR A PLACE IS
5. _______ _______ travels past the Caribbean and Florida, carrying warm water
7. "____________" means "having to do with temperature and salinity."
8. Water in the _________ currents makes up about ten percent of the total volume of ocean water.
11. Water from deep in the ocean that moves up to the surface carries a lot of _________ from the bottom of the ocean.
13. Since the direction of surface currents is directly affected by movement in the atmosphere and we know that climate is affected by the atmosphere, we can say that climate is ___________ affected by wind as well.
15. Colder and/or saltier water will ________ because it is more dense the warmer, less salty water