Ocean Environment Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the land around the edge of the continent that is shallow and gradually gets deeper
  2. 5. a layer of the ocean that gets no sunlight, is very cold, and animals make their own light
  3. 6. the amount of salt in the ocean
  4. 7. a layer of the ocean that gets very little light, is cold, and some animals make their own light
  5. 8. a major ocean current on the east coast of the United States
  6. 10. the way food energy(nutrients)passes from one organism to another in an ecosystem
  7. 11. the flow of energy from the sun through producers, consumers, and decomposers
  8. 12. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  9. 14. streams of water within the ocean that can be caused by wind, water temperature, or salinity
  10. 15. the rise and fall of the oceans due to the gravitational pull of the moon
Down
  1. 1. the flat part of the ocean floor
  2. 2. the steep drop-off from the continental shelf to the ocean floor
  3. 4. a layer of the ocean that gets light and heat from the sun and is where most ocean plants and animals are found
  4. 9. the pile of sand and sediment at the base of the continental slope that connects the continental slope and the ocean floor
  5. 13. deep valleys in the ocean floor