Across
- 4. which water is more dense: cold or warm?
- 7. where do ocean currents travel fastest
- 9. how many meters deep are more surface currents
- 11. what causes wind to form
- 12. wind causes these types of currents
- 16. in which hemisphere do the currents deflect to the right
- 17. dissolved salt content of a body of water
- 19. what does the sun cause
- 20. formed from differences in water density
Down
- 1. transfer energy
- 2. warm water is replaced by cold, nutrient rich water
- 3. stream like movements of water
- 5. nitrogen,____, argon, and carbon dioxide are the most abundant gases in the ocean
- 6. the weight of water for a specific volume
- 8. when upwelling is ____, the richness of ocean life is also.
- 10. causes all wind and ocean currents
- 13. what 'effect' is defined as the deflection of moving objects from a straight path due to earth's roation
- 14. what air causes an area of low pressure near the equator
- 15. water with ____ salinity is denser than water with low salinity
- 18. what % of energy from heat is transported around earth's surface