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15 Cards in this Set
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Surface currents
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horizontal movement of water caused by wind
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coriolis effect
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caused by the rotation of Earth
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salinity
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Is the measure of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid
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crest and trough
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the highest and lowest points of a wave
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swells
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any long ocean wave that has traveled great distance from it's point of generation
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Gulf Stream
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warm water that flows from the tropics to the Atlantic Ocean
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California Current
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cold water from the northern Pacific Ocean
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El Nino
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a change in the surface water's temperature causing a warm current
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Spring tides
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a tide of increased range that happens twice a month
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Neap Tide
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a tide of minimum range that occurs between the first and third quarters of the year
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upwelling
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the movement of deep, cold, nutrient-rich water to the surface
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density of water
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change in water
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The difference between surface winds and rivers...
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Surface winds- caused by wind
Rivers- natural |
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breaker zone
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where the waves crash at the ocean floor
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wave height
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is from the top of the crest to the trough
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