The Ocean and Weather Crossword

Ocean water contains many dissolved __________.
Density equals Mass divided by ________.
The total amount of dissolved salts in a sample of water.
Ocean water does not __________ until the temperature drops to about -1.9 degrees Celsius.
Temperatures vary due to _______ and seasons.
A sample of cold water has more ________ than a sample of warm water of the same volume.
As you descend through the ocean, the water temperature __________.
________ increases continuously with depth in the ocean.
A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans.
Unlike ______, currents carry water from one place to another.
Surface currents, which affect water to a depth of several hundred meters, are driven mainly by _______.
The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
The largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time.
This warms or cools the air above it, influencing the climate of the land near the coast.
An abnormal climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean.
These cause chilly waters to creep slowly across the ocean floor, and are caused by the differences in the density of water.
Deep currents move and mix water around the world. They carry cold water from the poles toward the __________.
As cold water rises from the deep ocean, it brings a new supply of __________ to the surface.
Without the nutrients brought by __________, fish die or go elsewhere to find food, reducing the fishing catch that season and hurting people's livelihoods.