Physical Oceanography Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Energy from the movement of particles in an object
  2. 6. Layer of the ocean in which water density increases rapidly with depth
  3. 7. Layer of ocean in which temperature rapidly decreases with depth
  4. 9. The ____ zone is the layer of the ocean with absolutely no light
  5. 11. Layer of water in which salinity increases rapidly with depth
  6. 12. The process of locating objects through sound
Down
  1. 1. Form of camouflage in which sea creatures are dark on top and light on the bottom
  2. 3. Animal that needs to get heat from external sources
  3. 4. The concentration of salt in water or soil
  4. 5. The ____ zone is the layer of the ocean with some light, but very little
  5. 8. Animal that generates heat internally
  6. 10. The chemical processes that turn food into energy
  7. 12. The ____ zone is the layer of the ocean with enough light for photosynthesis