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Currents and Waves
Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| surface currents | river like stream of water in the ocean to several hundred meters caused by wind |
| surface | currents which can reach lengths of several thousand kilometers |
| coriolis effect | apparent curving of moving objects from a straight path due to earth's rotation |
| density | amount of matter in a given space or volume |
| salinity | amount of dissolved salts in a liquid |
| Gulf Stream | warm ocean current which flows along the east coast of North America |
| wind | cause of the ocean surface currents |
| drought | periods of less rainfall than the average rainfall |
| Sodium Cloride | Most abundant salt in the ocean |
| Crest | Highest wave point |
| Trough | Lowest wave point |
| Wave length | The distance between one wave to another |
| Currents | Large of streams of moving water flowing through the ocean |