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origin of ocean water comets striking Earth, and water vapour released from volcanoes.
Ocean basin deep wide depressions in earths surface
continental margins the part of the continent that lies under the ocean.
tectonic process the movement of tectonic plates
mid ocean ridge underwater chain of mountains
how are trenches formed? when two plates collide the denser plate is forced under the other
abyssal plane flat underwater
what makes surface currents move speed and direction of water and the spinning of earth on its axis
how does the earth spin west to east
Coriolis effect the alteration of direction
What makes deep currents move water temperature and salinity
upwelling the rising of water from the deep
swells waves formed in open ocean
headlands sections of the coastline that extend out into the ocean
tides caused by gravitational attraction between the earth and moon
spring tide all in straight line
neap tide right angle
heat capacity how long it takes for an item to heat up or cool down
el nino warm ocean water off the coast ecuador and peru
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