Unit 1 Vocabulary Review (Lesson 11-21)
Across
- 3. Ocean water that sinks due to higher density.
- 5. Vertical column of ocean water, divided into different zones according to their depth.
- 8. Regular rising and falling of Earth’s surface waters twice a tidal day; this is the result of the gravitational attraction of the Moon and Sun on Earth.
- 13. Chemical that will react with the pollutant is pumped into the plume to neutralize it.
- 15. Strong surface current that returns to the ocean from the shore.
- 18. Highest water levels during a day; high tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon.
- 20. The difference between the high and low tide in a day.
- 21. Smallest tidal range in a lunar month; this coincides with the first- and third-quarter moons when the Sun and Moon are at 90o relative to each other.
- 22. Diseases that spread through freshwater sources.
- 25. Large tidal range that occurs when the Moon, Sun, and Earth area aligned; this happens at full and new moon phases.
- 26. Total mass of living things in a given region.
- 28. U.S. federal law that set water quality standards.
- 33. Different types of organisms in a given region.
- 34. Correcting a problem.
- 37. Water that is pushed onto a shoreline by a storm.
- 38. Open ocean, where sunlight does not reach the seabed.
- 39. Local surface currents that move along a shoreline in the direction of prevailing winds.
- 40. Highest point of a wave.
Down
- 1. Horizontal distance between two waves; wavelength is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough.
- 2. Apparent deflection of a freely moving object like water or air because of Earth's rotation.
- 4. Light created by organisms from chemical reactions.
- 6. Powerful chemicals used to disperse oil that has been spilled in a body of water.
- 7. Vertical extent of a wave.
- 9. Cold, nutrient-rich water that rises from oceanic depths.
- 10. Resource that is used faster than it can be made.
- 11. Change in the shape of water caused by energy from wind.
- 12. Horizontal movement of ocean water, caused by surface winds.
- 14. Organism that causes disease.
- 16. Microorganisms engineered to consume a contaminant; these organisms are injected into a pollutant plume to consume the toxins.
- 17. Mass per unit volume.
- 19. Measure of the amount of dissolved salt in water; average ocean salinity is 3.5%.
- 23. Zone in the water column deeper than 200 m where sunlight does not penetrate.
- 24. Ocean currents that travel vertically up and down; this water also travels deeper in the ocean.
- 27. Part of the ocean closest to the shore, between low and high tide.
- 29. Water that has been used for washing, flushing, or manufacturing.
- 30. Lowest water levels during a day; these occur when high tide is one-quarter of the way around Earth’s sphere.
- 31. Lowest point of a wave.
- 32. Five seawater loops created by surface ocean currents.
- 35. Part of the ocean where the continental shelf gradually slopes seaward; sunlight can penetrate to the bottom in much of the neritic zone.
- 36. Upper 200 m of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.