Science Crossword

4. a long undersea mountain chain that forms along the floor of the ocean.
7. the water temperature drops with increased depth faster than it does in other layers.
8. the highest point of a wave
9. a disturbance that transfers energy through ocean water.
10. the amount and type of dissolved salts in the seawater.
12. the distance between two adjacent wave crests or wave troughs.
13. a long narrow depression in the deep-ocean basin.

1. the edge of the continent that is covered by the ocean.
2. a series of waves that form what a large volume of ocean water is moved up and down-earthquakes, landslides or volcanic eruptions.
3. any disturbance that transfers energy through matter or empty space.
5. begins at the end of the continental margin and extends under the deepest parts of the ocean.
6. carry energy through matter such as water, ocean waves are also a type of these waves.
11. the lowest point of a wave
12. a measurement of how much time it takes for a wave to pass the fixed point.