Across
- 4. Decrease in ocean pH due to CO2 absorption.
- 6. Wave generated by underwater seismic activity.
- 9. Submarine mountain chain at a plate boundary.
- 11. Deepest, narrowest features formed by subduction.
- 16. Underwater volcanic mountain that doesn't reach the surface.
- 17. Large, circular current system in the ocean.
- 18. Deep circulation driven by density (temp and salt).
- 20. Layer with rapid vertical temperature change.
- 21. Amplification of tides due to basin period match.
- 22. Abbreviation for El Niño Southern Oscillation.
Down
- 1. Tidal pattern with two equal high/low tides daily.
- 2. Sediment deposits transported by underwater gravity flows.
- 3. Measure of dissolved salt in seawater.
- 4. Ring-shaped coral reef enclosing a lagoon.
- 5. Semi-enclosed body where fresh and salt water mix.
- 7. Bending of a wave as it approaches the coast.
- 8. Current that moves parallel to the shore.
- 10. A swirling mass of water that detaches from a current.
- 12. Waves that have moved out of their fetch area.
- 13. Deflection effect due to Earth's rotation.
- 14. Cold, nutrient-rich deep water rising.
- 15. Wave height increase as it enters shallow water.
- 16. Tides with the greatest range (Sun/Moon aligned).
- 19. Distance over which wind blows to generate waves.