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Flora - Dynamic Ocean Chpt. 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a low, elongated ridge of sand that parallels the coast | barrier island |
| the daily change in the elevation of the ocean surface | tide |
| a current of ocean water that results from density differences among water masses | density current |
| a near-shore current that flows parallel to the shore | longshore current |
| movement of water that flows horizontally in the upper part of the ocean’s surface | surface current |
| the process by which the portion of a wave in shallow water slows, causing the wave to bend and tend to align itself with the underwater contours | wave refraction |
| the difference in height between successive high and low tides | tidal range |
| the time interval between the passage of successive crests at a stationary point | wave period |
| the accumulation of sediment found along the shore of a lake or an ocean | beach |
| the apparent deflective force of Earth’s rotation on all free-moving objects including the atmosphere and oceans | Coriolis effect |