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| the shifting of winds and surface currents from their expected paths that is caused by Earth's rotation |
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| underwater end of continent which is close to shore |
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| a continental margin that extends from the outer edge of the continental shelf down to the ocean floor |
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| the area in an ocean basin where new ocean floor is formed |
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| a measure of the amount of salts dissolved in seawater |
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| a long, narrow, steep-sided depression where one crustal plate sinks beneath another |
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| highest point of the wave |
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| a rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter or space |
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| a rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter or space |
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| a combination of oxygen and nitrogen and are also important nutrients for plants |
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| a salt and a combination of sodium and chloride that is formed when seawater evaporates |
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| flat-topped seamount found in the Pacific Ocean |
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| the rise and fall in sea level |
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| the process of removing salt from ocean water |
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| a vertical circulation in the ocean that brings deep, cold water to the ocean surface |
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| under-water, inactive volcanic peaks |
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| half the distance of the wave height |
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| a wind-powered ocean current that moves water horizontally and parallel to Earth's surface |
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| a wind-powered ocean current that moves water horizontally and parallel to Earth's surface |
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| a current that forms when a mass of seawater becomes more dense than the surrounding water |
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| an archipelago of volcanic islands that is in an arc |
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| the gradually sloping end of a continent that extends under the ocean |
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