Vocab 5/9 Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
| Question | Answer |
| Salinity | a measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid |
| Pack ice | a floating layer of sea ice that completely covers an area of the ocean surface |
| Thermocline | a layer in a body of water in which water temperature drops with increased depth faster than it does in other layers |
| Surface current | a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface |
| Deep current | a stream like movement of ocean water far below the surface |
| Coriolis effect | the curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation |
| Gyre | a huge circle of moving ocean water found above and below the equator |
| Gulf Stream | the swift, deep, and warm Atlantic current that flows along the eastern coast of the United States toward the norhteast |
Created by:
morganvanderleest
Popular Earth Science sets