Across
- 3. where is the majority of carbon stored?
- 5. __ effects of water is responsible for minimal water temperature change
- 10. ocean acidification impacts __ organisms and coral reefs
- 12. what causes surface tension?
- 13. area of land that drains streams and rainfall into a common outlet
- 14. water molecule has __ hydrogen(s) and one oxygen
- 16. the rapid change in seawater density compared with ocean depth
- 17. causes the ocean to increase salinity
- 18. excess production of this gas is causing ocean acidification
- 20. fragments of dirt, dust, and other debris settled on the sea floor
- 21. what is the rapid change in salinity?
Down
- 1. the __ and the ocean influence each other
- 2. when living things store carbon in their biomass
- 4. as salinity increases, seawater density __
- 6. __ does not dissolve in water, due to its nonpolarity
- 7. interdisciplinary science including geology, chemistry, physics, and biology
- 8. 1.2% is the amount of __ on Earth
- 9. the rapid change in water temperature in the ocean is known as the __
- 11. as temperature increases, seawater density __
- 15. dumping hot water into bodies of water causes __ __
- 19. partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with ocean water