gFlashcards

the curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the earth's rotation

the highest point of a wave

a streamlike movement of ocean water far below the surface

a change in the surface water temperature in the Pacific Ocean that produces a warm current

a change in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface water temperature becomes unusually cool

a water current that travels near and parallel to the shore

a tide of minimum range that occurs during first and third quarters of the moon

a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern

a tide of increased range that occurs two time a month, at new and full moons

a local rise in sea level near the shore that is caused by strong winds from a storm, such as those from a hurricane

a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface

one of a group of long ocean waves that have steadily traveled a great distance from their point of generation

the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide

the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water

the lowest point of a wave

a giant ocean wave that forms after a volcanic eruption, submarine earthquake or landslide

a subsurface current that is near the shore and that pulls objects out to sea

the movement of deep,cold, and nutrient rich water to the surface

the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

the bubbles in the crest of a breaking wave