Waves, Tides & Currents

Powerful ocean waves with whitecaps and a surfer riding a massive swell.

F	E	T	C	H	F	B	B	P	Y	E	I
G	H	V	C	L	R	L	A	T	R	O	R
O	N	N	R	E	E	C	O	O	O	I	S
C	T	I	A	D	E	V	B	O	P	N	W
U	L	K	L	T	C	L	A	T	D	F	O
R	E	L	I	L	A	R	I	W	E	R	T
R	S	H	E	D	E	D	E	A	B	U	R
E	W	U	I	W	E	W	I	S	B	S	E
N	Q	T	J	G	S	M	P	X	T	H	D
T	T	E	D	I	T	R	O	U	G	H	N
M	A	E	R	T	S	F	L	U	G	K	U
H	A	E	A	I	M	A	N	U	S	T	E

BREAKER
CREST
CURRENT
EBB
FETCH
FLOOD
GULF STREAM
RIPTIDE
SURF
SWELL
TIDAL BORE
TIDE
TROUGH
TSUNAMI
UNDERTOW
UPWELLING
WAVE
WHITECAP

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The sea is always moving, and this puzzle covers how. It gathers the science words behind waves, tides, and currents, from the crest and trough of a swell to the pull of an undertow. A solid fit for an oceanography lesson, playable in the browser or on a printed page.

Waves, Tides & Currents Word Search Answer Key

Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The Waves, Tides & Currents Word Search Answer Key marks all 18 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.

F	E	T	C	H	F	B	B	P	Y	E	I
G	H	V	C	L	R	L	A	T	R	O	R
O	N	N	R	E	E	C	O	O	O	I	S
C	T	I	A	D	E	V	B	O	P	N	W
U	L	K	L	T	C	L	A	T	D	F	O
R	E	L	I	L	A	R	I	W	E	R	T
R	S	H	E	D	E	D	E	A	B	U	R
E	W	U	I	W	E	W	I	S	B	S	E
N	Q	T	J	G	S	M	P	X	T	H	D
T	T	E	D	I	T	R	O	U	G	H	N
M	A	E	R	T	S	F	L	U	G	K	U
H	A	E	A	I	M	A	N	U	S	T	E

F	E	T	C	H	F	B	B	P	Y	E	I
G	H	V	C	L	R	L	A	T	R	O	R
O	N	N	R	E	E	C	O	O	O	I	S
C	T	I	A	D	E	V	B	O	P	N	W
U	L	K	L	T	C	L	A	T	D	F	O
R	E	L	I	L	A	R	I	W	E	R	T
R	S	H	E	D	E	D	E	A	B	U	R
E	W	U	I	W	E	W	I	S	B	S	E
N	Q	T	J	G	S	M	P	X	T	H	D
T	T	E	D	I	T	R	O	U	G	H	N
M	A	E	R	T	S	F	L	U	G	K	U
H	A	E	A	I	M	A	N	U	S	T	E

Waves, Tides & Currents

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Waves, Tides & Currents Word Search Answer Key

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F	E	T	C	H	F	B	B	P	Y	E	I
G	H	V	C	L	R	L	A	T	R	O	R
O	N	N	R	E	E	C	O	O	O	I	S
C	T	I	A	D	E	V	B	O	P	N	W
U	L	K	L	T	C	L	A	T	D	F	O
R	E	L	I	L	A	R	I	W	E	R	T
R	S	H	E	D	E	D	E	A	B	U	R
E	W	U	I	W	E	W	I	S	B	S	E
N	Q	T	J	G	S	M	P	X	T	H	D
T	T	E	D	I	T	R	O	U	G	H	N
M	A	E	R	T	S	F	L	U	G	K	U
H	A	E	A	I	M	A	N	U	S	T	E