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surface currents
3 factors; global winds,coriolis effect,continental divide.
coriolis effect
the apparent curvings of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the erths rotation
salinity
a measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid
crest
highest point in a wave
trough
lowest point in a wave
swells
one of group long ocean waves that have steadilytraveled a great distance from their pont of generation
Gulf Stream
carries warm water from the tropics to the North Pacific Ocean
California Current
carries cold water from the North Pacific ocean to Mexico
El Nino
a change in the surface water temp. in the Pacific Ocean that produces a warm current
spring tide
a tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, at new and fulll moons
neap tide
a tide of minimum range that occurs during the first and 3rd quarters of the moon.
upwelling
the movement of deep cold and nutrient rich water to the surface
density of water
frozen liquids rise, liquids sink
wave height
vertical distance between creat and trough of a wave
rivers flow, they carry objects, can be narrow or wide-
surface currents carry objects, both flow-