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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 the 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 type of wave that is caused by an earthquake.
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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
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Intertidal zone
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Begin at the highest timeline on land
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neurotic zone
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Extends from thee low tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf
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open-ocean zone
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Beyond the edge of the continental shelf
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Plankton
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A tiny algae and animal that floats 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 through 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 habitat
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