Physical & Chemical Oceanography Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- diurnal : tide occurring once per day
- tide : rise and fall of ocean at the shore
- tidal range : contains inter-tidal zone
- spring tide : largest tidal range during the month
- hyper saline : salinity level over 35 ppt
- precipitation : due to excessive condensation in the atmosphere
- runoff : the flow of water from land caused by precipitation
- up welling : movement warm waters to deeper depths and colder waters to surface
- dissolved oxygen : factor that affects the amount of organisms in a given area
- salinity : a measure of salt in the ocean
- neap tide : lowest tidal range during the month
- current : movement of water caused by wind, change in temperature or salinity
- halocline : area of very rapid decrease in salt content
- dissolution : dissolving of a solute into a solvent
- solubility : the ability of a solute to dissolve into a solvent
- bio magnification : increasing concentration of a substance in the tissue of organisms
- thermocline : area of very rapid decrease in temperature
- elnino : caused by cessation of trade winds
- coriolis effect : spinning of earth
- evaporation : causes salinity levels to rise
