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