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17 Cards in this Set
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salinity |
measure of the mass of dissolved solids in a mass ofwater |
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seawater |
water from a sea or ocean that had an average salinity of 35 ppt |
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brackish water |
fresh water mixed with seawater |
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abyssal plain |
large flat areas of the seafloor that extend across the deepest parts of the ocean basins |
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tsunami |
a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume if water |
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sea level |
average level of the oceans surface at any given time |
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tide |
periodic rise and fall of the oceans surface caused by the gravitational force between earth and the moon and between earth and sun |
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tidal range |
difference in water level between high tide and a low tide |
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spring tide |
Earth, the moon, and the sun are in a straight line |
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neap tide |
Earth, the moon, and the sun are at a right angle |
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ocean current |
large volume of water flowing in a certain direction |
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gyre |
a circular system of currents |
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coriolis effect |
movement of wind and water to the right or left that is caused by earths rotation |
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upwelling |
vertical movement of water towards the oceans surface |
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marine |
refers to anything related to the ocean |
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harmful algae bloom |
a rapid growth of algae that harms organisms |
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coral bleaching |
loss of color in corals that occurs when stressed corals expel the algae that live in them |
