Science Word Scramble
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salinity - | a term that describes the saltiness of water |
surface ocean currents - | winddriven currents that move at the ocean surface, often for long distances. |
gyres - | large rotating ocean current systems |
deep ocean currents - | densityand temperature-driven currents that move slowly within the ocean; also called thermohaline currents. |
crest - | the high point of a wave. |
trough - | the low point of a wave |
amplitude - | the vertical distance between a wave crest or trough and the average level of motion. |
wavelength - | the distance between two wave crests, or the distance between two wave troughs. |
period - | the time it takes for one wavelength to pass by a single point. |
fetch - | the amount of open water over which wind blows. |
swells - | long, fast-moving waves |
wave train - | many waves traveling together. |
tsunami - | a huge wave made by a large disturbance like an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. |
marine - | a term that describes things that are part of or from the ocean. |
beach - | an area of coastal sand between the low tide line and the line of permanent vegetation |
backshore - | the part of a beach above the high tide line. |
foreshore - | the part of a beach between the high and low tide lines; also called the intertidal zone. |
tidal flat - | a flat, muddy area in the foreshore |
coast - | the boundary between land and a body of water like the ocean. |
longshore drift - | the flow of sand along a coast. |
continental shelf - | the ocean bottom that extends from a coast or shoreline to the continental slope. |
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