Oceans Flashcards

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Salinity

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Measure of the mass of dissolved solids in a mass of water

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Basin

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Crater like holes

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Salts

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Ion dissolved in water

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Surface current

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Wind driven (friction)
Surface. Horizontal.
Gyre

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4
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Density current

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By different density

Upwelling- that diagrahm

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Upwelling

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Brings cold oxygen rich water

VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF COLD WATER UP TO SURFACE

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Wave

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Energy that travels through water

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Crest

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Top of wave

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Trough

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Bottom of wave

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Wavenlength

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Top of crest to next crest

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Wave height

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Bottom of through to top of crest

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Breaker

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The wave cant support the crest. It collapses at shore

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Tide

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Sea lvl change on beach because of the gravitational pull of moon and sun

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Tidal range

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Difference in water lvl in between high tide snd low tode

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14
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Sprint tide

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Greatest tidal range

Occurs when earth moon and sun form a straight line

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15
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Neap tide

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Lowest tidal range

Earth moon and sun form a right angle

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Tsunami

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EQ

Movement of water up when P. T. pops up

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Sea lvl

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Average lvl of oceans surface at any given time

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Gyre

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Circular motion of currents