Case 5 : Ocean Zone Formation and Plate Tectonics

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Across
  1. 2. the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean
  2. 3. Global Positioning System
  3. 8. the deepest region of the ocean
  4. 9. geographic information system
  5. 10. areas on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  6. 11. anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards
  7. 12. the part of the pelagic zone that lies between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic
  8. 13. the measurement of depth of water in oceans, seas, or lakes
Down
  1. 1. linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  2. 4. a layer of the pelagic zone of the ocean
  3. 5. the surface layer of the ocean
  4. 6. a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal
  5. 7. mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea