The Motions of the Ocean Word Search - Elementary Level

When you find a word, click on the first (or last) letter and hold down the mouse button. Drag the cursor to the last (or first) letter and release.

Words can be horizontal or diagonal, forwards or backwards. So have fun and good hunting! Try our Intermediate or Advanced levels for variety...

Tell me more about these words that have to do with the motions of the ocean: tides , rip , gyre , eddy , spiral , Ekman , ocean , waves , salt

Last modified September 18, 2008 by Jennifer Bergman.

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