Unit 7 Vocabulary Words - Science

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Across
  1. 3. seamount who's top is above water
  2. 5. undersea explorer
  3. 7. two words; reef that grows from the land into the ocean
  4. 11. another word for sunlight zone
  5. 12. two words; shallow area of land sloping away from the continent
  6. 14. ocean zone with water always at 32 degrees F and extreme pressure
  7. 17. use of soundwaves to measure distance in water
  8. 18. ocean zone with only a few creatures including sea spiders and angler fish
  9. 19. another word for the midnight zone
  10. 20. scientist who studies the ocean
  11. 23. underwater mountain
Down
  1. 1. two words; island formed by the collective growth of coral polyps
  2. 2. living animals able to glow in the dark
  3. 4. two words; reef forming a barrier between the ocean and land
  4. 6. mini submarine for exploring deep in the ocean
  5. 8. two words; steep drop off from continental shelf to sea floor
  6. 9. flat topped underwater mountain
  7. 10. another word for the twilight zone
  8. 13. deep valley in the sea floor
  9. 14. two words; relatively flat area of the sea floor
  10. 15. ocean zone with most sunlight and animals; all sea plants grow here
  11. 16. ocean zone with no plants; some animals including sperm whales live here
  12. 21. reef growing in a circle formation, usually around a volcanic island
  13. 22. vehicle too small for people that explores deeper than a submersible