Ocean Movement

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Across
  1. 1. uniform, undulating, long-period waves generated by distant storms
  2. 5. (2 words) time it takes for one complete wave to pass a given point
  3. 6. seaward flow of water caused by gravity and following the breaking of a wave
  4. 10. lowest point of a wave
  5. 11. (2 words) tide when sun and moon are at right angles with earth at the vertex
  6. 12. (2 words) tide when sun, earth, and moon are aligned
  7. 13. highest point of a wave
  8. 14. distance over which the wind blows across a body of water
  9. 15. (2 words) tidal current moving toward the coast
  10. 16. (2 words) narrow, powerful current that flows outward from the shore
  11. 17. wave that has become so steep that its crest topples forward
Down
  1. 2. (2 words) tidal current moving away from the coast
  2. 3. distance between two successive waves
  3. 4. (2 words) apparent deflection of the path of an object moving in a rotating system
  4. 7. Large-scale circulation of the ocean driven by differences in temperature and salinity
  5. 8. crests blown off the tops of turbulent waves by the wind
  6. 9. displacement of a large volume of water in long wavelengths and with high energy