0ceans and Coasts
Across
- 5. the name of the animal that makes up coral reefs
- 6. deepest point in the ocean
- 10. protection of the coastline against erosion
- 11. the narrow stretch between the land and the sea
- 13. the zone in the ocean where sunlight can no longer reach
- 16. this type of wave helps to build up a beach
- 17. the smallest ocean
- 18. the country that catches the most fish
- 19. shallowest zone in the ocean
Down
- 1. water flowing upwards on a beach after the wave breaks
- 2. wasteful type of fishing that hauls in massive fish which are then discarded
- 3. the movement of water down a beach after the wave has broken
- 4. the catching and killing of whales, to harvest their meat, blubber and oil for use in products
- 7. the wearing away of rocks and sediment along the coastline
- 8. this is the changing of weather patterns which is causing the ocean to warm and rise
- 9. these types of wave remove material from the beach
- 12. the largest ocean
- 14. this describes where there is a large cluster of coral reefs
- 15. when too many fish are caught, meaning the breeding population is not large enough to recover