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surface currents
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stream like movements of water, occur near/at the ocean surface
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coriolis effect
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CARRYING MOVEMENT OF MOVING OBJECTS FROM STRAIGHT PATH DUE 2 ROTATION!
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deep current
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streamline movements of ocean water air below the surface
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upwelling
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process in which cold nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean rises 2 the surface and replaces warm surface water!
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el-nino
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the periodic change in the location of warm and cool surface waters
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crest
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hightest pt of a wave
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trough
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lowest pt of a wave
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wavelength
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distance between 2 waves rest
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wavehight
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vertical distance of a wave
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wave period
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time between 2 crests
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breakers
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when high waves crash
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surf
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area between the breaker zone and thy shore
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white capes
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white foaming waves w/very steep crests that break in the open
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swells
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rolling waves that move in a steady process across thy ocean
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tsunamis
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when pl8s move up/down and causes a big wave due to the sudden tension
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storm surge
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local rise in sea lvl near thy shore that is caused by strong waves from a storm
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Tide
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the periodic rise and fall of the water lvl in the oceans and other large bodies of water
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tidal range
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the difference in lvls of ocean water at high tide and low tide
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spring tide
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a tide of increased range that occurs 2 times a month at the new and full moons
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neap tide
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a tide of minimum range that occurs during the fist and third quarters of the moon
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