Ocean Crossword Puzzle

About the Ocean Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers the ocean as a body of water and a changing landscape, from coastal features and tides to deep-sea formations. Look for words such as Fjord, Whirlpool, Continental Shelf, and Mariana Trench. It is suited to students learning Earth science, geography fans, and anyone curious about the seas and the features beneath them.

This crossword draws on 39 clues about Ocean. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Vast, nearly level region of deep ocean floor (12 letters)
• •Sandy stretch beside the water (5 letters)
• •Border where land meets the ocean (5 letters)
• •Narrow inlet carved by glaciers (5 letters)
• •World's deepest known oceanic depression (13 letters)
• •Thin outer rock layer beneath the seabed (12 letters)
• •Isolated submerged volcanic mountain (8 letters)
• •Wide marine inlet, often sheltered (5 letters)

Teaching this topic or planning a party? Make your own crossword with your own words and clues.