Chapter 6: Ecosystems (6.7-6.9)

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Across
  1. 3. a body of water where the ocean tide meets a river or stream, causing salt water to mix with fresh water
  2. 7. frozen, floating seawater connected to land
  3. 12. a period of cold temperatures bringing ice and snow after the Flood
  4. 13. the valley-like floor of the ocean between continents
  5. 14. the ocean depth with the most light; has the most ocean life because of photosynthesis
  6. 17. microscopic, floating water plants and animals
  7. 19. the ocean depth with only blue light; does not allow photosynthesis
Down
  1. 1. single-celled algae; able to use the sun’s energy for photosynthesis
  2. 2. the underwater land along the coast of a continent
  3. 4. the deepest, darkest zone of the ocean
  4. 5. a triangular landform at the mouth of a river made from deposited soil
  5. 6. the surface of the earth covered by an ocean
  6. 7. a year-round covering of ice and snow over polar land
  7. 8. small water animals
  8. 9. the dark depth of the ocean after the twilight zone
  9. 10. a large piece of ice that has broken from a glacier
  10. 11. land covered with water for at least part of the year
  11. 15. the deepest places of the ocean floor
  12. 16. the place where a river flows into the ocean (or other body of water)
  13. 18. a large, moving body of ice on land