Oceanography Crossword

1. The __________ forms by Antarctica.
3. The cold water surface current also called the Peru current.
5. ____________ circulation is also called the Oceanic Conveyor Belt.
6. Most of the dissolved salts in the ocean come from the ____________ of rocks.
10. The Antarctic ________________ current flows around Antarctica.
14. Moving objects are deflected by the __________ effect caused by the Earth’s rotation.
15. The most common element in ocean water (besides hydrogen and oxygen)
16. _____________ decreases ocean temperature.
18. On average, 96.5% of seawater is ______________.
19. The global winds that blow along the Equator are the _____________.
22. Both the salinity and the temperature of ocean water affect its _____________.
23. Large circular surface current found in all five major ocean basins.
24. The Coriolis Effect deflects moving objects in the northern hemisphere to the __________.
25. The __________ forms by Greenland and Iceland.
27. The ___________ counter current flows from west to east.
29. The Coriolis Effect deflects moving objects in the southern hemisphere to the __________.
31. __________ currents travel at 45 degree angles to the wind.
32. The _________ spiral describes what direction water at different depths flows.

2. ____________ rejection increases ocean salinity.
4. ____________ brings colder, nutrient-rich water up to the surface.
5. This layer separates the warmer surface water from the colder deep water.
7. __________gas is added to seawater by volcanism.
8. This layer separates the less salty surface water from the saltier deep water.
9. This layer separates the less dense surface water from the more dense deep water.
11. The cold water surface current flowing along the western coast of North America.
12. The average flow of water is at __________ degrees to the wind.
13. The cold ___________ current flows along the western coast of Africa.
17. Total travel time of water in Oceanic Conveyor Belt is a ____________ years.
20. The global winds that blow towards the west are the______________.
21. The salt content of the ocean is called ___________.
26. A relatively thin layer in which a property changes dramatically is a(n) _____________.
28. __________ gas is added to seawater by plants and the atmosphere.
30. The average travel time around an ocean gyre is about ___________ years.