Physical & Chemical Oceanography Crossword Puzzle

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