Oceanography Merit Badge

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Across
  1. 6. a vast, flat part of the sea floor
  2. 8. the zone where waves are breaking as they approach the shore
  3. 11. forms the shells and skeletons of marine organisms
  4. 13. strong localized currents flowing seaward from the shore
  5. 14. a rapidly rising tide, has a lot of water and force behind it
Down
  1. 1. the process by which producers convert light energy into chemical energy (glucose)
  2. 2. the scientific study of the ocean
  3. 3. currents that occur in the uppermost part of the ocean
  4. 4. a type of natural barrier that provides protection from hurricanes and storms
  5. 5. vertical distance between the crest and the trough
  6. 7. branch that focuses on properties and processes of the ocean
  7. 9. organisms that drift in water and are unable to propel themselves effectively
  8. 10. the concentration of dissolved salts in seawater
  9. 12. the organisms that live on, in, or near the bottom of a body of water