Ocean Tides
Across
- 2. The tide best for body surfing
- 5. Horizontal movement of ocean water in the top 100-200 meters
- 6. Its gravity pulls on the ocean water and causes high tide low tide
- 9. The tide when the water is at its greatest elevation
- 10. Ocean current caused by the differences in temperature and salinity
- 14. The periodic rise and fall of sea level
- 15. The tide when the water is at its lowest elevation
Down
- 1. Difference in height between high tide and low tide
- 3. Carries energy and is caused by wind
- 4. Occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are all aligned
- 7. Occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are at right angles
- 8. Collapsing waves
- 11. It takes about this many hours to go from high tide to low tide
- 12. The amount of high and low tides in a day
- 13. Upward motion of ocean water