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Ocean Movements
Waves, Tides, and Currents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _____________ are moving streams of water within the ocean | currents |
| What are the two types of currents? | surface and deep |
| Currents that move on or near the surface of the water | surface currents |
| the bending of earth’s winds and ocean currents due to earth’s rotation. | Coriolis Effect |
| _____________ water is more dense and it sinks. | cold |
| Surface currents travel ________________ than deep currents. | faster |
| Surface currents are often caused by the _________________. | wind |
| The gravitational pull of these two objects impact currents as well. | sun and moon |
| Highest point of a wave | crest |
| Lowest point of a wave | trough |
| When a wave passes through the ocean, individual water molecules move | up and down |
| When a wave breaks against the shore, the crest outruns the trough and the crest collapses. It called a ___________. | breaker |
| _____________ are a periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. | Tides |
| Every 12 hours and 25 minutes, there is a __________ cycle. | tide |
| ___________________ tides occur when the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are in a line. | Spring |
| Spring tides occur during the __________ moon and the new moon. | full |
| . ______________tides occurs when Moon & Sun are perpendicular (right angle or L-shape) to each other. | Neap |
| Neap tides are __________________ tides. | weak |
| Neap tides occur during _____________ moons. | quarter |
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