Across
- 7. a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
- 11. a rate of inclination; a slope
- 12. (oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time
- 14. long-term weather patterns associated with changing global winds and ocean temperatures in the Pacific Ocean (often resulting in cooler, wetter weather)
- 15. The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land
- 16. An attraction between molecules of different substances
- 18. the amount of salt in water
- 19. Groundwater flow
- 20. caused by global winds pushing along the surface of the ocean
- 21. the volume of open spaces in rock or soil
- 24. a system of deep water currents that connects all of the world's ocean basins
Down
- 1. The evaporation of water from soil plus the transpiration of water from plants.
- 2. The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
- 3. the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
- 4. The change of state from a gas to a liquid
- 5. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
- 6. convection currents occurring deep in the ocean
- 8. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
- 9. An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water
- 10. a seasonal wind and weather system caused by uneven heating and cooling of continents and oceans
- 13. Water flowing off the land into bodies of surface water.
- 17. process of removing salt from salt water
- 21. Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it
- 22. the flow of air from land to a body of water
- 23. Attraction between molecules of the same substance