Across
- 6. The degree of hotness or coldness of an object
- 7. Underwater mountain chain
- 8. The study of the ocean floor & its features
- 10. The amount of dissolved minerals or salt in water
- 11. The amount of matter in a given space
- 12. The portion of the Continental Slope where sediments begin to accumulate
- 14. Two tectonic plate come together
Down
- 1. Flat or gently sloping area of the deep ocean basin
- 2. Extended perimeter of each continent covered by water immediately after the shoreline
- 3. Seamounts that reach and break the surface
- 4. Long, narrow depression of the sea floor
- 5. The type of boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
- 7. The deepest part of the world’s ocean
- 9. Descending slope connecting the Continental Shelf to the sea floor
- 10. Where land & water meet
- 13. Underwater volcano