vocab

1. the ocean's meridional overturning circulation
4. the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc
6. presence of empty spaces or voids within a material
8. any wind that blows from a large body of water toward or onto a landmass
11. the combined process of evaporation and transpiration, where water in transferred from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere
12. the concentration of salts, particularly sodium chloride, in water or soil
14. water that flows over the surface of the ground, such as during rainfall or snowmelt, and does not infiltrate into the soil
15. an area of land where all the water that falls within it drains into a common water body, such as a river, lake, or ocean
16. the underground level at which the soil and rock are saturated with water
18. the movement of water through underground aquifers or porous rock formations
19. process that removes salt and other impurities from seawater or brackish water to produce freshwater
20. the pattern of winds and rainfall that occurs in certain regions during a specific time of the year
21. diverse and important ecosystems that support a wide range of marine life
23. the continuous movement of water on Earth through various processes such as evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff

2. a local wind system characterized by a flow from land to water late at night
3. the large-scale movements of water in the deep layers of the ocean
5. process by which water vapor in the atmosphere condenses and falls to the Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
7. the force or attraction that holds particles or components of a substance or material together
9. the process of two surfaces sticking together
10. the ability of a substance or molecule to pass through a barrier
13. used to remotely measure near-surface ocean currents
17. a climate phenomenon that occurs in the Pacific Ocean.
18. hidden water source that is stored beneath the Earth's surface in rocks and soil
21. process of a substance changing from a gaseous state to a liquid or solid state
22. a climate event that occurs in the Pacific Ocean and has wide-ranging consequences for weather patterns around the world