Ch 15 Review

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Across
  1. 3. Level of the ocean's surface
  2. 5. Transitional layer that marks change in temperature between the surface and bottom layers
  3. 7. Type of current that is wind driven and affects the upper 100 meters of the ocean
  4. 9. Colder waters move up as wind pushes the surface currents aside
  5. 10. Collapsing wave that forms when a wave reaches shallow water
  6. 11. Coastal area where fresh and salt water mix
  7. 13. Periodic rise and fall of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon
  8. 14. Lowest point of a wave
Down
  1. 1. Rhythmic movement of energy created by wind moving over the surface of the water
  2. 2. Type of current that moves the deep ocean water due to differences in temperature and salinity
  3. 3. Type of sonar that directs sound waves at an angle to the seafloor to show topography
  4. 4. Type of tide during 1st and 3rd quarter moon when high tides are low and low tides are high
  5. 5. Type of profile that shows how temperature drops as depth increases
  6. 6. Measure of the amount of salt is dissolved in sea water
  7. 8. Highest point of a wave
  8. 12. Type of tide during full and new moon when high tides are highest and low tides are lowest