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Chapter 13 Review

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The continual movement of water from Earth's atmosphere to Earth's surface and back again.   water cycle  
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Narrow streams of water that break through sandbars and drain rapidly back to sea.   rip currents  
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A global weather event that may last for 12 to 18 months and is caused by changes in air and water movements.   El Nino  
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A mass of moving water.   current  
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The difference in height between high tide and the next low tide.   tidal range  
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A tidal bulge that is smaller than normal, resulting in less extreme high and low tides.   neap tides  
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The vertical movement of deep water up to the surface.   upwelling  
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A measure of the amount of matter packed into a unit of volume.   density  
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The periodic rising and falling of the water level of the ocean.   tide  
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An extra-high tidal bulge and an extra-low tidal dip that occurs at the time of the new Moon or full Moon.   spring tide  
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The movement of water parallel to the shore; occurs in places where the waves meet the land at an angle rather than head-on.   longshore current  
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A system that uses sound waves to measure distance and locate objects.   sonar  
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The amount of dissolved salt contained in water.   salinity  
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The sloping land that lies submerged around the edges of a continent.   continental shelf  
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This brings nutrients up from the bottom of the ocean to the surface.   upwelling  
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The gravity of the Sun and the gravity of the moon combine to pull of Earth's waters from the same direction, resulting in this.   spring tide  
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Because waves rarely meet the land exactly head-on, these occure along almost every shore.   longshore current  
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This is lower in areas where the ocean is diluted by fresh water.   salinity  
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During these years, weather patterns change around the planet.   El Nino  
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Ocean water contains   both dissolved solids and dissolved gases  
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Large amounts of rainfall would lower the   salinity of a shallow part of the ocean  
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In general, how does ocean temperature change with depth?   deep water is cooler than water at the surface.  
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What would be most useful to explore a deep and difficult-to-reach section of the mid-ocean ridge?   robots with camera  
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A surface current is set in motion by   the wind  
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A surface current moves cold water   away from the poles  
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Deep ocean currents slowly move water   along the bottom of Earth's oceans  
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An upwelling moves nutrients from the deeper waters to   the surface  
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The Gulf Stream moves ____________________ away from the poles to give Great Britian a mild climate.   warm water  
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Most ocean waves are the result of   the transfer of energy from the wind to the water below  
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Waves breaking along a shore are caused by an increase in their   wave height  
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A longshore current is the transfer of   energy parallel to the shore  
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What causes rip currents to form?   high winds and strong currents  
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Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of Earth and   Earth's waters on the Sun  
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The tidal bulge is smaller than normal during a   neap tide  
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The difference in height between a high tide and the next low tide is called the   tidal range  
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Electricity is generated by a tidal dam when   water flows through turbines during high tide  
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The salinity of a sample of ocean water is the water's   dissolved salts in the water  
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The amount of matter is a given volume of ocean water is the water's   density  
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Wind blowing across the ocean causes   surface currents to form  
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A mass of moving water is called a   current  
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El Nino is caused by changes in _____________ currents   surface  
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What happens whan an ocean wave breaks on the shore?   It loses energy  
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What causes a longshore current?   waves stricking the shore at an angle  
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What has the greatest effect on Earth's tides?   gravity  
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Tidal range is the difference in height between   one high tide and the next low tide  
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Tadal ranges are largest during a   spring tide  
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Salinity is the amount of dissolved   salt in water  
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The amount of matter in a unit volume is   density  
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A surface current near Earth's equator is set in motion by   global winds  
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Water waves are often a transfer of   energy from moving air  
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Rip currents flow at nearly _________________ to the shore   right angles  
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The moon has a greater effect on Earth's tides than the Sun because the moon is   closer to Earth than the Sun  
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