Oceanography Crossword
Across
- 4. the time interval between the passage of successive crest at a stationary point
- 7. lowest tidal range , occurring near the times of the first quarter and third quarter phases of the moon
- 9. current of ocean water that results from density differences among water masses
- 10. the apparent deflective force of Earth's rotation on all free moving objects
- 11. the study of the ocean
- 13. the difference in height between successive high and low tides
Down
- 1. the vertical distance between the trough and crest of a wave
- 2. movement of water that flows horizontally in the upper part of the ocean's surface
- 3. the horizontal distance separating two successive crest or troughs
- 5. the proportion of dissolved salts to pure water
- 6. highest tidal range that occurs due to the alignment of the Earth, moon and the sun
- 8. the large circular surface current pattern found in each ocean
- 12. daily change in elevation of the ocean surface