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17 Cards in this Set
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Wave |
A long body of water curling into an art form and breaking on the shore |
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Wavelength |
the distance between successive crests of a wave especially points in a soundwave or electromagnetic wave |
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Frequency |
the rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes away, either immaterial or in an electromagnetic field usually measured per second |
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Wave height |
the vertical distance between the trough of a wave in the following crest |
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Tsunami |
a very high, large wave in the ocean is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land |
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Longshore drift |
the movement of material along the coast by waves that approach at an angle to the shore but reseeded directly away from it |
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Rip current |
a strong usually narrow surface current flowing outward from the shore, And presenting a hazard to swimmers |
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Tides |
the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each litter day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun |
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Spring tide |
a tide just after a new or full Moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water |
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Neap tides |
the tide just after the first or third quarter of the moon when there is the least difference between high and low water |
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Salinity |
the relative proportion of salt in a solution |
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Submersible |
a vessel capable of operating or remaining underwater |
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Current |
the part of a body of liquid or gas that has a continuous onward movement |
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Coriolis effect |
Mass such as water currents and weather turns moving based on the rotation of the planet |
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Climate |
weather conditions in an area in general over a long period of time |
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El Niño |
in the irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region Every 2 to 7 years |
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Upwelling |
the rising of seawater magma or another liquid because of convection currents |
