The Oceans Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The distance between waves
  2. 3. The lowest part of the wave
  3. 4. Flat areas where the continental erosion deposits
  4. 7. The highest part of the wave
  5. 9. Parts of the ocean that reach into the land
  6. 10. The smallest tidal movements
  7. 11. Largest ecosystem on Earth
  8. 15. The largest tidal movements
  9. 20. Waves which collide with the shore at sharp angles
  10. 21. Large ripples set in motion by steady winds
  11. 22. Structure built to create a safe harbor protected from the ocean swells and waves
  12. 24. Occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are at 90 degrees
  13. 25. The measure of the amount of salts in a solvent
Down
  1. 1. Winds blowing from the west that drive ocean currents eastward
  2. 5. Long, undersea mountain chain that runs along the centre of the oceans
  3. 6. A wave that collapses into foam when it reaches shallow water or a beach
  4. 7. The gradually sloping area between the coast and the edge of the ocean basin
  5. 8. The difference in level between high and low tide
  6. 12. Near the equator, winds that blow from the east to drive ocean currents westward
  7. 13. Occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are lined up
  8. 14. Smooth waves caused by far away storms
  9. 16. Caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon
  10. 17. Feature that plunges at a steep angle to the floor of the ocean basin
  11. 18. Large submarine mountain peaks
  12. 19. Process of wearing away of rock or soil
  13. 23. Narrow, steep-sided canyons