Introduction to Oceanography

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Across
  1. 1. a branch of oceanography that studies life in the sea
  2. 3. water escaped from the mantle through this forming the oceans
  3. 6. discovered a cure for Scurvy while exploring the South Pacific
  4. 7. lines that are parallel to the equator
  5. 8. area on the beach above high tide
  6. 13. 71% of the earth is covered by this
  7. 14. invented the bathyscaphe
  8. 15. director on the HMS Challenger Expedition
  9. 17. invented the aqua-lung
  10. 18. explored and mapped the gulf stream (a type of current)
  11. 20. area on the beach below low tide
  12. 22. area on the beach between high tide and low tide
  13. 24. a branch of oceanography that studies the chemical properties of seawater
  14. 27. samples microscopic organisms in the water that drift (two words)
  15. 28. lines that are perpendicular to the equator
  16. 29. a branch of oceanography that studies how and why the oceans move
  17. 30. ocean on the east coast of the United States
  18. 32. ocean is derived from this Greek term
  19. 34. samples marine life from the bottom to the surface in shallow water close to the beach (two words)
  20. 35. samples seawater from a specific depth (two words)
  21. 36. towed behind a boat and dragged along the bottom to sample sediments
  22. 38. explored the Arctic Ocean and invented a water sampling bottle
Down
  1. 2. a branch of oceanography that studies the topography of the seafloor
  2. 4. measures the speed and direction of currents (two words)
  3. 5. sample sediments from the ocean floor
  4. 8. used to explore the deepest areas of the ocean floor
  5. 9. discovered how coral reefs form
  6. 10. the ocean on the west coast of the United States
  7. 11. measures the turbidity or clarity of the water (two words)
  8. 12. when leaves give off water vapor during photosynthesis
  9. 16. measures the depth of the water
  10. 19. divers move freely carrying their own air supply on their back
  11. 21. invented the bathysphere
  12. 23. proposed the concept of buoyancy
  13. 25. samples sediments from deep beneath the ocean floor
  14. 26. discovered the resting place of Titanic using Alvin
  15. 31. attempted to circumnavigate the earth
  16. 32. a branch of oceanography where people design equipment for use at sea
  17. 33. total number of oceans
  18. 37. wrote a textbook called The Physical Geography of the Sea