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| A counter current flowing from the west to east under the equator in the Pacific ocean. |
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| The normally dry area of the beach above the high tide line. |
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| One half the wave height. Proportional to the energy that a wave carries. |
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| An example of a faster, deeper, narrower, western boundary current. |
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| Density currents caused by cold and salt are known as ____ current. |
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| Organism associated with the floating algae in the center of the N. Atlantic Gyre (Sargasso) |
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| Would be produced if winds blow NE along the coast of the eastern US. |
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| Long, regular waves that form as waves travel far from storm areas. |
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| The effective area over which winds blow. |
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| When waves pass through openings in sand bars or sea walls in a circular pattern. |
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| Waves produced by positive interference when two waves overlap around obstacles. |
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| Underwater waves produced at a boundary between water layers of different densities. |
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| A sloshing wave in a bay or harbor produced by winds, tides, or seismic activity. |
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| The type of tidal cycle found on the east coast of Florida. |
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| The time it takes the earth to rotate around to face the moon. 24 hours and 51 minutes. |
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| The twice monthly tide produced when the sun, earth, and moon are at right angles. |
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| An erosion resistant block of rock left standing alone on a coast. |
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| A little ridge of sand produced when a wave washes up on the beach. |
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| Hill produced by wave action that run along the shore. |
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| Produced when waves from different directions intersect as they approach the shore. Also known as wave sets. |
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| Currents produced along a coast by waves coming in at an angle |
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| Ripple marks produced by wave oscillations |
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