temperature and pressure.

polarity of water molecules.

is relatively high.

sharing of electrons between atoms.

high surface tension.

surface tension.

is a polar molecule.

calorie.

high heat capacity

change states of matter.

It remains constant until the ice melts; then it begins to rise.

the remaining water is cooled.

higher than other liquids.

3.5%

the relative concentrations of seawater ions do not change.

As a whole, the pH of the ocean is slightly acidic.

HCO3-.

hydrologic cycle.

thermocline.

pycnocline.

buffering capacity. hydrogen ion. pH.

a longer wavelength.

50%

25%

23.5oS latitude.

to the right of the original direction.

Coriolis effect.

wet and warm.

cold front

differences in the heat capacity of ocean and land.

be deflected toward the east.

intertropical convergence zone.

westerly winds.

counterclokwise.

Saffir-Simpson Scale.

redistribute heat from one area to another.

higher salinity.

SOFAR channel.

1000 meters.

water vapor.

chlorofluorocarbons.

chlorofluorocarbons.

All of the above are consequences of global warming.

respiration

30%.

Kyoto Protocol.

sverdrup.

trade winds.

wind; the Coriolis effect and land.

Langmuir circulation.

Two circumpolar currents dominate it, one current that moves water to the east and one current that moves water to the west.

North Atlantic Ocean.

cold core ring.

Labrador Current - Humbolt Current

flow from land to sea and are dry.

All of the above statements are true of western boundary currents.

Brazil Current.

Eastern boundary currents are broad and slow.

Gulf Stream

Gravity

All of the above statements are associated with westward intensification.

upwelling.

where deep ocean water currents are formed.

nutrients and oxygen.

Drought in the US Gulf coastal states.

the relationship between sea surface temperature and high altitude pressure.

drought and fires in Australia.

wind.

to the left of the wind direction.

gravity-driven circulation.

density differences

warmer, and higher in salinity

in the Southern Ocean

Antarctic Intermediate Water, North Atlantic Deep Water, Antarctic Bottom Water.

Gulf of Alaska. Agulhas Current. Peru Current. strong trade winds.

westerlies.

wave steepness

Period.

orbital waves.

wavelength divided by period.

low-pressure systems.

wavelength/2

wave height.

1/2 of wavelength.

All of the above are examples of shallow water waves.

water depth.

wavelength.

dominant restoring force.

fetch, wind duration, and wind speed.

the distance over which wind blows without interruption.

at a density boundary within the ocean.

increases and wavelength decreases.

smaller waves.

steepness > 1:7.

swell.

plunging breakers.

spilling breakers.

wave refraction.

sea, swell, surf.

where storm waves move against strong surface currents.

wave reflection.

tectonic activity on the seafloor.

shallow water wave.

Spilling. Period. Swell.