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waves

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wave   up-and-down movement of surface water  
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current   stream of water that flows like a river through the ocean  
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tide   repeated rise and fall in the level of the ocean  
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tsunami   giant waves caused by earthquakes and volcanoes  
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storm surge   large domes of water formed during hurricanes and tropical storms  
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rogue wave   a huge wave that is much higher than the waves around it  
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surface current   large ocean currents  
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shoreline current   local currents that run along the coast  
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rip current   shoreline current that flows away from the beach  
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high tide   bulges of water on either side of earth  
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low tide   low-water levels between high tides  
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estuary   place where a freshwater river empties into an ocean  
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jetty   wall-like structure made of rocks that sticks out into the ocean  
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tide pool   pool of seawater found along a rocky shoreline  
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