HHIS Marine Science Study Guide Quarter 3

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Across
  1. 1. convection currents describe when cool air moves in (breeze) to areas of ____ pressure.
  2. 4. We read about this survivor of the April Fools Day tsunami, ___ Nishimoto.
  3. 7. Kelp forests like water temperatures that are...
  4. 9. This type of wave can travel over 500 mph in the open ocean.
  5. 13. Microscopic algae that are unicellular and have skeletons made of glass.
  6. 15. The ___ effect is responsible for the direction wind currents spin.
  7. 16. The Japanese world tsunami means _____ wave.
  8. 17. the part of seaweed that anchors it to rocks is called...
  9. 18. Bioacoustic tracking methods are based on the fact that species produce different...
  10. 20. Sea turtles navigate the open ocean using the Earth's ___ field.
Down
  1. 2. ____ pressure changes very rapidly as you move vertically.
  2. 3. Phytoplankton like diatoms and dinoflagellates are all types of...
  3. 5. The mesopelagic zone is also known as the ___ zone.
  4. 6. Pacific Gray Whales migrate from Alaska to Baja during the...
  5. 7. When people act for themselves, this is called Tragedy of the...
  6. 8. A tsunami can be formed by earthquakes, volcanoes and ...
  7. 10. Animals that are caught unintentionally are called...
  8. 11. El Nino condition occurs when surface water in the equitorial Pacific becomes ____ than normal.
  9. 12. The time between waves is its ____.
  10. 14. Sea turtles inhabit ______ ocean waters throughout the world.
  11. 19. Through photosynthesis, algal cells create gel-like...
  12. 21. Ocean surface currents tend to form ring-like systems called...