Ocean currents - PB

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Across
  1. 3. The most familiar dissolved solid in ocean water(2 words)
  2. 6. absorbs energy from the sun ( 2 words )
  3. 7. Average depth of surface currents
  4. 10. Near the equator, the winds blow _________ for the most part. (3 words)
  5. 12. the amount of matter in a given space or volume
  6. 13. movements of ocean water far below the surface ( 2 words)
  7. 14. ocean currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean ( 2 words)
  8. 16. the major source of energy that powers surface currents
  9. 17. a measure of the amount of dissolved salts or solids ina liquid.
  10. 18. This carrys 40% of energy that is transported (2 words)
  11. 19. In the ______ Hemisphere, currents are deflected to the right
Down
  1. 1. This occurs when warm surface water is replaced by cold, nutrient rich water from the deep ocean
  2. 2. Nutrients that are brought to the surface of the ocean support the growth of ________.
  3. 4. The deflection of moving objects from a straight path due to Earth's rotation (2 words)
  4. 5. One molecule would take_____to return to it's starting point
  5. 8. gases in the ____ are absorbed by ocean water at the ocean surface
  6. 9. streamlike movements of water (2 words)
  7. 11. Pressure differences in the atmosphere cause the ____ to form.
  8. 15. When upwelling is reduced the _____ of the ocean life at the surface is also reduced
  9. 17. In the ______ Hemisphere, currents are deflected to the left.