Ocean Tides

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Across
  1. 2. The tide best for body surfing
  2. 5. Horizontal movement of ocean water in the top 100-200 meters
  3. 6. Its gravity pulls on the ocean water and causes high tide low tide
  4. 9. The tide when the water is at its greatest elevation
  5. 10. Ocean current caused by the differences in temperature and salinity
  6. 14. The periodic rise and fall of sea level
  7. 15. The tide when the water is at its lowest elevation
Down
  1. 1. Difference in height between high tide and low tide
  2. 3. Carries energy and is caused by wind
  3. 4. Occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are all aligned
  4. 7. Occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are at right angles
  5. 8. Collapsing waves
  6. 11. It takes about this many hours to go from high tide to low tide
  7. 12. The amount of high and low tides in a day
  8. 13. Upward motion of ocean water