Oceans Crossword

The measure of dissolved salt in a given amount of liquid
Highest point of a wave
Lowest point on a wave
The horizontal distance between 2 successive crests
The vertical distance from crest to trough
Half the wave height
The flow of water out back out to the ocean after a wave breaks
The curved path of moving objects due to the rotation of the Earth
The rise and fall of sea level do to the gravitational pull of the moon and sun
The part of the continental crust that slopes gradually away from the shore
The steep drop between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain
Deep underwater valley
Underwater volcanic mountain
Underwater mountain chain
Vast flat ocean bottom
Organisms that float near the surface
Free-swimming organism
Bottom dwelling organisms
Some organisms can produce their own light in the bathyal zone. This is called
The removal of salt from ocean water
The largest ocean
The deepest trench
Deep ocean currents are caused by differences in water __________ because of temperature and salinity
Scientists that study the ocean
Instruments that measure ocean depth using sound waves