ocean themed crossword by meri and anvitia

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Across
  1. 5. The activity or sport of riding on waves while balancing on your legs or stomach using a piece of tough foam or fiberglass with fins on the bottom for balance.
  2. 6. The sport or activity of propelling yourself through water with different, ever-advancing techniques.
  3. 8. Underwater vents or fissures on the ocean floor that can erupt magma.
  4. 10. A small arctic whale with a long-looking ‘unicorn’ horn.
  5. 12. A patch in the ocean near Flordia and Puerto Rico known for disappearances and known to be the scariest destination in the world.
  6. 15. A long animal with no limbs and a split tongue. Its tail is flattened like a paddle for easy propulsion. Its scales are also helpful for hydrodynamics
  7. 16. A human-made disaster leading to extinction from misplacing their trash. This trash then drifts into the water and fish confusing it for food.
  8. 17. A small jet-propelled vehicle that slides above the water and is typically ridden like a motorcycle. A stream of water is also propelled out of the back in a huge arc.
Down
  1. 1. Underwater plain on the floor of the ocean, typically very deep underwater, and sometimes having a false bottom
  2. 2. the spilling of a dangerous liquid killing aquatic animals. These spills come from ships, pipes, or pipelines, accidents involving tankers, and storage facilities.
  3. 3. Known as the world's deepest ocean trench this reaches 2550 km down to below the ocean floor.
  4. 4. Smallest of the world's oceans this cold body of water centers approximately on the North Pole.
  5. 7. A fish that is large and very aggressive, It is near the top of the marine food chain. It has a color in its name.
  6. 9. A free-swimming oddly shaped marine animal that causes others loads of pain with its tentacles.
  7. 11. A craft that is typically made out of light metal that is kept up due to a natural balancing technique and is moved by propellers, oars, sails, or an engine.
  8. 13. A small gracious marine animal with a long snout and a curved fin on their back. This mammal is always seen in aquariums and uses echolocation to locate its prey
  9. 14. A large fat brown marine mammal with two tusks near its whiskers. They also have a split tail and fight aggressively over females. These mammals are known for swimming in the ocean, specifically in freezing waters.