Ocean Motion
Ocean motion for science test.
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- groin
- to build a wall of rocks or concrete
- submersible
- an underwater vehicle built of materials that resist pressure
- neap tide
- a tide with the least differences between low and high tides
- el nino
- an abnormal climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the pacific ocean
- long shore drift
- the movement of sand along the beach
- tides
- caused by the interaction of earth, the moon, and sun
- climate
- the pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time
- current
- a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans
- tsunami
- usually caused by an earthquake beneath the floor
- salinity
- the total amount of something in a sample of water
- frequency
- the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time
- wave
- a movement of energy through a body of water
- coriolis effect
- the effect of earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
- upwelling
- the movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean
- spring tide
- the greatest difference between the heights of high and low tides
- wave height
- the vertical distance from the crest to the trough
- rip current
- a rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening
- wave length
- the horizontal distance between crests