The movement of sand down a beach
The movement of sand down a beach
What is longshore drift?
A rush of water that flows out from the shore through a narrow opening
A rush of water that flows out from the shore through a narrow opening
What is a rip current?
Tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide
Tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide
What is a spring tide?
These are large streams of moving water that flow through the ocean
These are large streams of moving water that flow through the ocean
What are currents?
This type of current is caused by differences in density
This type of current is caused by differences in density
What is a deep water current?
The movement of energy through water
The movement of energy through water
What is a wave?
Tide in which water reaches its lowest point on the beach each day
Tide in which water reaches its lowest point on the beach each day
What is low tide?
The total amount of dissolved salts in ocean water is called
The total amount of dissolved salts in ocean water is called
What is salinity?
The effect of the Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents is called
The effect of the Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents is called
What is the Coriolis effect?
The highest point of a wave
The highest point of a wave
What is the crest?
A long, low ridge of sand deposited offshore as waves go back out to sea
A long, low ridge of sand deposited offshore as waves go back out to sea
What is a sandbar?
Tide with the least difference between high and low tide
Tide with the least difference between high and low tide
What is neap tide?
A vertical section of the ocean from the surface to the ocean floor is referred to as the
A vertical section of the ocean from the surface to the ocean floor is referred to as the
What is the water column?
The pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over long periods of time
The pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over long periods of time
What is climate?
The lowest part of a wave
The lowest part of a wave
What is the trough?
The number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time
The number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time
What is frequency?
Tide in which water reaches its highest point on the beach each day
Tide in which water reaches its highest point on the beach each day
What is high tide?
The most abundant salt in seawater is
The most abundant salt in seawater is
What is Sodium chloride?
An abnormal climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years in the Pacific Ocean
An abnormal climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years in the Pacific Ocean
What is El Nino?
The distance between the crest of waves
The distance between the crest of waves
What is the wavelength?
A wall of rocks or concrete built outward from a beach to prevent erosion
A wall of rocks or concrete built outward from a beach to prevent erosion
What is a groin?
This is an underwater vehicle built of strong materials to resist pressure
This is an underwater vehicle built of strong materials to resist pressure
What is a submersible?
This prevents divers from going deeper than 40 meters below the surface
This prevents divers from going deeper than 40 meters below the surface
What is the pressure of the water?
This type of current is caused by wind
This type of current is caused by wind
What is a surface current?
The distance from the crest to the trough
The distance from the crest to the trough
What is the wave height?
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