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15 Cards in this Set
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wave
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the movement of energy through a body of water
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wavelength
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the horizontal distance between crests
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frequency
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the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time
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wave height
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the vertical distance from the crest to the trough
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tsunami
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a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
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longshore drift
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the movement of sand along the beach
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rip current
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a rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening
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groin
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a wall of rocks or concrete to reduce beach erosion
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intertidal zone
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an area between the highest high-tide line on land and the point on the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low tide line
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neritic zone
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the area of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf
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open ocean zone
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the deepest darkest are of the ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf
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plankton
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tiny algae and animals that float in the water and are carried by waves and currents
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nekton
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free swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
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benthos
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organisms that inhabit the ocean floor
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food web
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all the feeding relationships that exist in a habit make up a food web
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