Oceanography
Across
- 2. The total amount of dissolved salts in a water sample.
- 3. Highest point of a wave.
- 4. An area of the shoreline that is made of deposited sediment.
- 8. When the sun, the moon, and the earth form a right angle.
- 10. The level of the surface of the ocean.
- 11. A water current that travels near and parallel to the shoreline.
- 12. The lowest point of a wave.
- 13. Rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter or space.
- 14. The sun, the moon, and the earth are all aligned.
Down
- 1. Technique that directs sound waves at an angle to the sea floor or deep-lake floor, allowing underwater topographic features to be mapped.
- 5. Submerged sandbar located in the surf zone of most beaches.
- 6. The upward movement of ocean water.
- 7. Collapsing ocean wave that forms in shallow water and breaks onto the shore.
- 9. A coastal area where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from seas or oceans.
- 12. the periodic rise and fall of water in the ocean.