Ocean Motion Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. There are _______ high and low tides each day
  2. 3. The difference in height between high and low tide
  3. 4. 100 kilometer wide current that is located in the Atlantic Ocean
  4. 6. When waves enter ________ water, they become higher, steeper, and fall forward
  5. 7. The Moon's _________pulls on ocean water and causes the oceans to bulge towards the moon
  6. 8. Ocean currents ________ heat and nutrients
  7. 13. Ocean waves are caused by __________
  8. 14. Type of tide that occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are at right angles and the tidal range is the lowest
  9. 17. A mass of moving water
  10. 19. Currents south of the __________ rotate counterclockwise
  11. 20. Effect that shifts winds and surface currents from their expected path
  12. 21. Ocean tides are the ________ rise and fall of sea level
  13. 22. Ocean tides are caused by the ______ and Sun
Down
  1. 1. Currents North of the Equator move __________
  2. 5. Upward motion of ocean water
  3. 6. Current that has horizontal movement of ocean water in the top 100-200 meters
  4. 8. Current that is caused by the differences in temperature and salinity
  5. 9. Cold water is more _______ than salty water
  6. 10. Periodic rise and fall of sea level
  7. 11. Ocean waves carry _________
  8. 12. Type of tide that occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are all aligned and the tidal range is the largest
  9. 15. West coast currents are this temperature
  10. 16. Collapsing waves
  11. 18. Earth's movement that affects currents