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| a body of water moving in a definite direction, esp. through a surrounding body of water in which there is less movement. |
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| The “thermohaline” circulation of the ocean refers to the flow of ocean water caused by changes in density. |
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| Wind driven vertical currents |
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| a rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid. |
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| an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force ) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation. Northern Hemisphere = turn right. Southern Hemisphere = turn left. |
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| a swirling spiral or vortex |
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| a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Global ocean conveyor belt |
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| the system of interlinked oceanic currents that cover the world |
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| moving ridge or swell that disturbs the surface of the ocean |
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| Parts of a wave-crest, trough, wavelength,wave height, frequency, period |
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crest= top of the wave, where it breaks
Trough= the low point of the wave
wavelength= distance between peaks of waves
wave height= distance from bottom to top of a wave
frequency= how often waves pass through an area during a period of time |
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