Deep Sea Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. long, narrow excavation in the ground, typically deeper than it is wide
  2. 3. the biological process by which certain microbes (like bacteria and archaea) create energy and organic food by oxidizing inorganic compounds
  3. 5. a firm, white-fleshed fish known as "poor man's lobster"
  4. 7. the deepest, darkest, and highest-pressure part of the ocean
  5. 9. anything of, relating to, or produced by the sea or ocean
  6. 10. the layer of the ocean extending from 1,000 to 4,000 meters (3,300 to 13,000 feet) deep
  7. 11. organic compounds found in bioluminescent organisms
  8. 12. the layer of the ocean extending from 200 to 1,000 meters (approx. 600–3,300 feet) below the surface
Down
  1. 1. hot water or the action of hot, aqueous solutions and gases, typically heated underground by the Earth's internal heat
  2. 2. the processes, forces, and resulting structures that form the Earth's crust, typically involving large-scale movements
  3. 4. a living organism that produces and emits its own light through an internal chemical reaction
  4. 6. the uppermost, sunlit layer of the ocean, extending from the surface to roughly 200 meters
  5. 8. the layer of the ocean spanning depths of 4,000 to 6,000 meters (13,000 to 20,000 feet)