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| As the salinity of water increases |
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| Water rushing back to sea through a narrow gap causes a |
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| rip current that can carry swimmers away from the shore |
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| Surface currents that flow from the tropics toward the poles carry |
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| The horizontal distance between wave crests |
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| As a wave nears shore, the wave height increases and the |
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| A rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening |
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| Dunes reduce beach erosion because |
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| the roots of dune plants help hold sand in place |
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| The interaction of the Earth, moon, and sun |
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| A tide with the least difference between low and high tide |
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| A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in water |
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| A large stream of moving water that flows through oceans |
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| Why currents in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right |
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| The movement of cold deep ocean water to replace warm water at the surface |
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| Waves on the surface of the ocean are mostly caused by |
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| The lowest point of a wave |
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| a short concrete wall built to help stop erosion along a strip of beach |
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| Can cause severe storms and prevent upwelling |
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| How is climate different from weather? |
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| Climate is the typical temperature and precipitation patterns over a LONG period of time and weather is what happens DAY TO DAY. |
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| Most waves form when energy is transferred to water from |
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| The VERTICAL distance between the crest and trough of a wave |
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| caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor |
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| The movement of sand along a beach |
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| The greatest difference in heights of High and Low tides |
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| Hills of wind blown sand that help prevent beach erosion |
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| Why surface currents curve, caused by Earth's rotation. |
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| Abnormal climate event which occurs in the Pacific Ocean every 7-10 years |
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| A large, powerful warm surface current in the Atlantic Ocean that affects the climate of land in its path, including New Jersey |
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