Across
- 3. variable that is being changed and tested
- 4. fishing net that hangs straight down in the water and separates 2 areas
- 7. procedure designed to test your hypothesis; must be measurable
- 12. variables that stay the same between each trial
- 13. cone shaped net used to catch microscopic plants and animals
- 15. country that Columbus sailed from
- 16. a prediction that solves a scientific problem and must be testable
- 17. measures the flow of currents
- 19. drilling rig used in up to 300ft of water
Down
- 1. traps water at a certain depth and records its temperature
- 2. he is considered the father of deep sea biology
- 5. he is considered the father of oceanography
- 6. considered the father of marine biology
- 8. type of data that describes the characteristics of something
- 9. Pytheas discovered this around Iceland
- 10. Poseidonus determined the rise and fall of tides was due to this
- 11. variable that is measured in an experiment
- 14. tide where you see the highest high tides and lowest low tides
- 18. large fishing net towed behind a boat to catch bottom fish