The Oceans and More!!
Across
- 3. Surface Currents are influenced heavily by the Earths ________
- 4. _____ tides are created during a full or new moon and is characterized by its "bulging" look.
- 6. ____ Water currents are driven by Density, as well as Temperature, Salinity and Gravity.
- 8. The ocean is broken up into layers like the __________.
- 9. the movement of seawater is also known as Ocean ___________
- 12. Salinity _________ is influenced by factors like Runoff and Precipitation that either increase or decrease the amount of freshwater entering the ocean.
- 14. The amount of dissolved salts in seawater.
- 15. ____ tides are present when the moon is in it quarter phases and creates a weak tide.
Down
- 1. This is the upper region of the Transition zone
- 2. This is the first zone of the ocean, otherwise known as the _______ zone.
- 5. This zone is from 1000-3000 meters below sea level and doesn't get any sunlight.
- 7. This zone is otherwise known as the abyss and can be 6000 meters below sea level
- 10. This is the zone that is found under the Surface Zone and can be 1000 feet deep.
- 11. Surface currents are driven by ____
- 13. ____ means the rise and fall of the sea