Across
- 3. The process by which the portion of a wave in shallow water slows, causing the wave to bend
- 6. zone The upper part of the ocean into which sunlight penetrates
- 7. Highest tidal range that occurs due to the alignment of the Earth, moon, and sun
- 9. zone The marine life zone that extends from the low-tide line out to the shelf break
- 10. Animal plankton
- 11. Nourishment level in a food chain
- 13. Seafloor sediment of biological origin
- 15. Organisms that move independently of ocean currents by swimming or other means of propulsion
- 16. A layer of water in which there is a rapid change of density with depth
- 19. Seafloor sediment derived from eroded rocks on land
- 21. Biogenous sediment composted of silica-based shells
- 23. The process by which plants use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules.
- 24. Forms of marine life that live on or in the ocean bottom
- 25. zone The zone between high and low tides
- 26. The distance that the wind has traveled across open water
Down
- 1. Rising of cold water from deep layers to replace warmer surface water that has been moved away
- 2. Lowest tidal range, occurring near the times of the 1st and 3rd quarter phases of the moon
- 4. The apparent deflective force of Earth's rotation
- 5. Algea or bacteria that are most important primary producers in ocean
- 8. Daily change in the elevation of the ocean surface
- 12. Seafloor sediment consisting of minerals that crystallize from seawater
- 14. The production of organic matter from inorganic substances through photo or chemosynthesis
- 17. Thick, common biogenous sediment produced by dissolving calcium carbonate shells
- 18. The accumulation of sediment found along the shore of a lake or an ocean
- 20. Passively drifting organisms that cannot move independently of ocean currents
- 22. The larger circular surface current pattern found in each ocean