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| water filled low areas on Earth |
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| the amount of salts dissolved in seawater |
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| water that moves horizontally across the oceans |
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| shifitng of winds and surface currents caused by the Earth's rotation |
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| vertical circulation of the oceans that brings cold water to the surface |
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| current that forms when a mass of sea water becomes more dense than the surrounding water |
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| rhythmetic movement that carries energy through matter or space |
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| the highest point of the wave |
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| rise and fall in sea level |
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| the difference between the level of the ocean at high tide and low tide |
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| a wave that forms where the rising tide enters a narrow river from the sea |
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| when the waters draw back farther into the ocean |
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| when high tides higher and low tides lower than normal |
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| when high tides are lower and low tides are higher than normal |
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