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8 Sci Ocean Motion

8th Grade Science Ocean Motion Vocabulary

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BASIN LOW AREA ON EARTH THAT CONTAINS AN OCEAN.
BREAKER OCEAN WAVE THAT COLLAPSES FORWARD AND BREAKS ONTO THE SHORE BECAUSE ITS TOP OUTRUNS ITS BOTTOM.
CREST HIGHEST POINT OF A WAVE.
DENSITY CURRENT OCEAN CURRENT THAT FORMS WHEN MORE DENSE SEAWATER SINKS BENEATH LESS DENSE SEAWATER.
SALINITY MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF SALTS DISSOLVED IN SEAWATER.
SURFACE CURRENT OCEAN CURRENT THAT MOVES WATER HORIZONTALLY, PARALLEL TO EARTH'S SURFACE, ARE POWERED BY WIND, AND DISTRIBUTE HEAT FROM EQUATORIAL REGIONS TO OTHER REGIONS OF EARTH.
TIDAL RANGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF THE OCEAN AT HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE.
TIDE DAILY RISE AND FALL IN SEA LEVEL.
TROUGH LOWEST POINT OF A WAVE.
UPWELLING CIRCULATION IN THE OCEAN THAT BRINGS DEEP, COLD WATER TO THE OCEAN SURFACE.
WAVE RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT THAT CARRIES ENERGY THROUGH MATTER OR SPACE.
DESALINATION PROCESS OF REMOVING SALT FROM SEAWATER TO MAKE IT FRESHWATER.
OCEAN CURRENT MASS MOVEMENT OF OCEAN WATER.
CORIOLIS EFFECT SHIFTING OF WINDS AND SURFACE CURRENTS FROM THEIR EXPECTED PATH DUE TO EARTH'S ROTATION.
SHORELINE ANYWHERE LAND MEETS THE OCEAN.
LONGSHORE CURRENTS WHERE WAVES MEET THE SHORE AT ANGLES.
BEACH DEPOSITS OF SEDIMENTS THAT RUN PARALLEL TO SHORE.
BARRIER ISLANDS SAND DEPOSITS THAT PARALLEL THE SHORE, BUT ARE SEPARATED FROM THE MAINLAND.
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