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| great rivers of water moving through the ocean |
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| the tide occuring at the first and third quarters of the moon, when the difference in level between high and low tide is smallest |
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| a division of geologic time that is a subdivision of an era. The interval of time between two successive wave crests. |
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| a tide occuring at or just after the new moon and full moon; usually the highest tide of the month. |
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| the tendency of a body or fluid moving across Earth's surface to have a curving motion due to Earth's rotation. |
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| The daily rise and fall of the surface of the ocean or other large body of water, caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun. |
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| a prevaling wind that blows from east to west on either side of the equator |
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| the rising of deep water to the surface that occurs when winds move surface water |
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| the distance between the crests of two successive wave |
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| the up-and-down movement of the surface of water, caused by the wind |
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| a prevailing wind that blows from west to east |
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