The Ocean is Terrifying

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Across
  1. 4. The largest underwater cliffs on Earth are found in the…
  2. 5. Light can’t penetrate 300 feet through the ocean; this area that can never be touched by sunlight is called the…
  3. 8. It is estimated that the world’s oceans and seas contain about twenty million tons of this precious metal?
  4. 9. 94% of the life forms on Earth are…
  5. 11. We can thank oceans for 70% of this source in our atmosphere. Hint: It keeps us alive!
  6. 13. This ocean is the world’s largest body of water.
  7. 14. This kind of narcosis has the effect of causing divers to feel drunk at 100 ft below.
Down
  1. 1. This Great Reef can be seen from the moon.
  2. 2. Hypoxic areas, or hot spots with a lack of oxygen in the ocean are called _____ zones.
  3. 3. This trench can accommodate thirty Empire State Buildings (each at 1250 tall, including the spire) each standing one on top of another.
  4. 6. Fish swallow between 12,000 and 24,000 tons of this pollutant a year.
  5. 7. Mauna Kea is the world’s tallest…
  6. 8. The deepest living fish in the world is called the ____ fish.
  7. 10. Among the 5 oceans, this ocean is the warmest.
  8. 12. This travels 4.3 times faster underwater than in the air.