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16 Cards in this Set
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ocean current |
a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern |
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surface current |
a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at?near the ocean surface |
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deep current |
a streamline movement of ocean water far below the surface |
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upwelling |
the movement of nutrient-rich water to the surface |
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El niño |
Change in the water temperature in the Pacific ocean that produces a warm current |
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La Niña |
change in the surface water temperature that becomes unusually cool |
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undertow |
a sub-surface current that is near shore and pulls objects in |
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longshore current |
a current that travels near and parallel to the shore line |
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whitecap |
the bubbles at the crest of a breaking wave |
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swell |
group of long ocean waves that have traveled a great distance |
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tsunami |
a giant ocean wave that forms after a natural disaster |
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storm surge |
a local rise in sea level near the shore that is caused by strong winds from a hurricane |
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tide |
the rise and fall of water level in the ocean |
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tidal range |
the difference between levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide |
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spring tide |
occurs 2X a month, at new moon and full moon |
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neap tide |
occurs during 1st and 3rd quarter moons |
