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| horizontal movement of water in a well-defined pattern |
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| a horizontal movement of ocean water that's caused by wind & that occurs at or near the ocean's surface |
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| apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwish straight path due to earth's rotation |
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| huge circle of moving ocean water found above & below the equator |
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| swift, deep, warm Atlantic current that flows along the eastern coast of the US toward the north |
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| a streamlike movement of ocean water far below the surface |
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| a periodic disturbance in a solid,liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a meduim |
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| time required for 2 consecutive wave crest to pass a given point |
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| distance that wind blows across an area of the sea to generate waves |
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| process by which ocean waves bend toward the coastline as they approach shallow water |
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| periodic rise & fall of the water level in the ocean & other large bodies of water |
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| slow, rocking motion of ocean water that occurs as the tidal bulges move around the ocean basins |
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| movement of water toward & away from the coast as a result of the rise & fall of the tides |
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-kuroshio (japan current)
-cali
-austrilian counter current
-antarctic circumpolar
-gulf stream
-canary
-brazil
-benguel |
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| which way does the northern ocean move? |
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| which way does the souther ocean move? |
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| how long it takes for a full wavelength to pass by a point |
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| high low at full and new moons |
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| tides are moderated by 1st quarter and 3rd quarter moons |
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| What are global currents affected by? |
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-global wind belts
-the continents
-the coriolis effect |
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