Chapter Nine

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Across
  1. 2. ____ tides are the lowest high tides and occur when the sun and moon are at right angles from one another
  2. 3. Frozen land underground
  3. 6. A chunk of floating ice broken off from an ice shelf or glacier
  4. 7. Closely related to lakes, but are less numerous and contain less water
  5. 12. A body of water of any size surrounded by land
  6. 13. _____ tide occurs when waters rise during the high tide
  7. 15. The largest out of the five oceans
Down
  1. 1. When there's more water than land can absorb, so excess water flows into the ocean
  2. 4. ___ tide occurs when the water level drops during the low tide
  3. 5. ______ tides are the highest high tides and occur during a new or full moon, when the sun and moon are aligned
  4. 8. Bulges that compensate for sinks in the water
  5. 9. An ice _____ is a massive portion of a continental ice sheet spanning over the sea
  6. 10. The concentration of salt in the ocean
  7. 11. An ice ____ is a large, flattish mass of floating ice that's broken from a larger body and floats independently
  8. 14. An ice ____ is an extensive and cohesive mass of floating ice