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Oceans
all about oceans
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
05/04/2008

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Atmospheric Circulation
Definition
drives surface currents
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Longshore Transport
Definition
Waves transport sediments in a zigzag pattern
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Wave Refraction
Definition
waves bend when they approach the headland
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Sea Arches
Sea Stacks
Barrier Islands
Definition
landforms associated with wave refraction
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Wavelength
Crest
Trough
Definition
parts of a wave
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Wavelength
Definition
distance between crests
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Crest
Definition
top of a wave
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Trough
Definition
bottom of a wave
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When wave base is 1/2 of wavelength
Definition
causes a wave to break
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Energy
Definition
waves move this
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Gravitational influence of the Moon and Sun
Definition
causes tides
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Spring Tide
Definition
the tide when Sun and Moon are in the same line
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Neap Tide
Definition
the tide when Sun and Moon are at a right angle
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The difference of temperature and salinity
Definition
drives thermohaline (deep sea) currents
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Heat is transfered from the equator to the poles
Definition
effect currents have on our climate
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