ocean currents Flashcards
1
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a well-defined current extending over a considerable region of the ocean
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ocean current
2
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the speed or direction of which changes cyclically at regular intervals, as a tidal current
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periodic current
3
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has large changes in speed or direction due to seasonal winds
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seasonal currents
4
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one which experiences relatively little periodic or seasonal changes
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permanent current
5
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flows roughly parallel to a coast, outside the surf zone
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coastal current
6
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one parallel to a shore, inside the surf zone
generated by waves striking the beach at any angle
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longshore current
7
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any current some distance from the shore
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offshore current
8
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any current close to the shore
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inshore current
9
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a relatively narrow, deep, fast-moving current
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stream current
10
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a broad, shallow, slow-moving current
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drift current
