Across
- 3. the location where rivers empty into the ocean
- 4. the only zone where photosynthesis can take place
- 7. the current responsible for bringing warm water to Europe
- 11. hot, mineral rich water seeping up from the ocean floor along plate boundaries
- 13. large mountain chain in the ocean caused by divergent boundary
- 15. Below the photic zone, this zone extends from 200m to 1000m below the surface
- 16. the process of organisms producing their own light
- 17. the type of water found in estuaries
Down
- 1. another term for "ocean floor" - also found in lakes
- 2. the process used by bacteria near hydrothermal vents to produce food
- 5. the "R" in ROV
- 6. a moving mass of water in the ocean
- 8. a deep current bringing nutrient rich, cold water to the surface
- 9. the ocean zone with ever-changing conditions
- 10. surface currents are caused by...
- 12. Deepest, darkest ocean zone
- 14. the zone extending from the intertidal to the continental slope