Hydrosphere Review Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• fetch: the distance over which wind blows creating waves
• crest: the highest point of a wave
• deep: the deepest zone of the ocean, characterized by cold temperatures and high pressure
• wind: driving force of surface currents
• density: the driving force of deep ocean currents is changes in
• upwelling: the deepest layer of the ocean, characterized by cold temperatures and high pressure
• passive: the transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin
• submersibles: underwater vehicles designed for research and exploration
• acid: having a ph less than 7
• coriolis: the effect that describes the deflection of moving objects caused by the rotation of the earth
• sun: where surface currents get their energy from
• wave: visible evidence of energy moving through water