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Unit 11 Vocab

Important vocab and terms

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When will high tides be at their highest? Spring tides
An interaction in which one organism, the predator, eats all or part of the body of another organism, the prey. Predation
An interaction between organisms in which both require a resource that is limited in supply. Competition
The state, the act, or the process of removing or extracting water content thoroughly resulting in extreme dryness Desiccation
The tiny grains of broken down rock Sediment
The patterns of rise and fall of the ocean's surface Tides
What are the 6 factors that organisms in the intertidal zone have to deal with? Temperature, Moisture, Salinity, Wave Action, Land Predators, Water Predators
The vertical difference in water level between high and low tide Tidal Range
What influences the rates of coastal erosion? Exposure to waves, Tidal Range, Composition of bedrock
What tides occur during 1st and 3rd quarter moons? Neap Tides
The process that moves weathered sediments from one place to another Erosion
The inflow of a tide is called Flood tide
_________ ________ are continuously being eroded by the oceans (waves, tides, storms), creating a rock- exposed coastline Erosional Coasts
The dropping of sediments that have eroded Deposition
The outflow of a tide is called Ebb tide
Two high tides and two low tides a day Semidiurnal tides
No tidal movement is called Slack tide
One high tide and one low tide a day Diurnal tides
What is the name of the force that is responsible for creating tides? Gravity
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