Ocean Currents and Circulation

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