Chapter 16 Crossword

3. The process by which the portion of a wave in shallow water slows, causing the wave to bend
6. zone The upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates
7. Highest tidal range that occurs due to the alignment of the Earth, moon, and sun
9. zone The marine life zone that extends from the low-tide line out to the shelf break
10. Animal plankton
11. Nourishment level in a food chain
13. Seafloor sediment of biological origin
15. Organisms that move independently of ocean currents by swimming or other means of propulsion
16. A layer of water in which there is a rapid change of density with depth
19. Seafloor sediment derived from eroded rocks on land
21. Biogenous sediment composted of silica-based shells
23. The process by which plants use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules.
24. Forms of marine life that live on or in the ocean bottom
25. zone The zone between high and low tides
26. The distance that the wind has traveled across open water

1. Rising of cold water from deep layers to replace warmer surface water that has been moved away
2. Lowest tidal range, occurring near the times of the 1st and 3rd quarter phases of the moon
4. The apparent deflective force of Earth's rotation
5. Algea or bacteria that are most important primary producers in ocean
8. Daily change in the elevation of the ocean surface
12. Seafloor sediment consisting of minerals that crystallize from seawater
14. The production of organic matter from inorganic substances through photo or chemosynthesis
17. Thick, common biogenous sediment produced by dissolving calcium carbonate shells
18. The accumulation of sediment found along the shore of a lake or an ocean
20. Passively drifting organisms that cannot move independently of ocean currents
22. The larger circular surface current pattern found in each ocean