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