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| As the salinity of water increases |
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| occurs as places on Earth's surface pass through the areas of tidal bulges |
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| The most abundant salt in ocean water |
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| Surface currents that flow from the tropics toward the poles |
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| the movement of energy through a body of water |
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| The horizontal distance between wave crests |
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| As a wave nears the shore |
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| the wave height increases and wavelength decreases |
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| Most common in the Pacific Ocean; caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor |
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| A rush a water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening |
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| Reduce beach erosion because the roots of dune plants hold the sand in place |
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| Caused by the interaction of Earth, moon, and sun |
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| Tide with the least difference between low and high tide |
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| The measure of dissolved salts in water |
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| Where the most dense ocean water is generally found |
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| As you descend through the water column |
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| A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans |
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| The reason why in the Northern hemisphere currents curve to the right |
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| The movement of cold, deep ocean water to replace warm water at the surface |
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| Causes waves on the surface of the ocean |
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| The lowest point of a wave |
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| Zone in which the ocean temperature is most affected by the weather |
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| How often do high tides occur? |
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| Can cause severe storms and can prevent upwelling in certain areas. |
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| The vertical distance between the crest and trough of a wave |
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| The movement of sand along a beach |
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| The greatest difference in the heights of high and low tides |
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| Where the temperature of ocean water drops very quickly |
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| 35 grams of salt per kilogram of water |
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| The average salinity of ocean water |
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| Hills of wind blown sand that help prevent beach erosion |
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| A large powerful warm surface current in the Atlantic Ocean that affect the climate of land in its path |
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| A bay at the mouth of a big river |
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| is an area that is likely to have the lowest amount of salinity compared to other areas of an ocean |
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| When a tsunami hits the shore, it can be very destructive because of its large |
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| One way that waves shape the beach is to break up rock and carry it away in a process called |
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| caused by the force of the sun and moon's GRAVITY pulling on the Earth |
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| Be able to contrast spring and neap tides and their causes |
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| The number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time |
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| Salt water would lift a raft higher than fresh water because |
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| Ocean water has a higher salinity rate than fresh water which makes ocean water denser thus giving it more buoyancy |
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