Sec6 Ocean Currents

Two consecutive wave crestas pass a given point in what?

one wave period
very large waves are usually the result of what?

a long fetch
During what period does a water particle move in one complete circle?

During a single wave period
A gap in a line of breakers is often a sign of what?

rip currents
What develps when water from large breakers returns to the ocean through channels that cut through underwater sandbars?

rip currents
sandbars are formed by what?

longshore currents
What is the major cause of tides?

The gravitation pull of the moon on Earth and its waters
A tidal current that flows out toward the ocean is called?

and ebb tide
The swift, warm current that flows northward along the east coast of the United States is called?

The Gulf Stream
In tropical latitudes, trade wind belts push currents --------.

westward

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Sec6 Ocean Currents

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Science Final

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2011-06-12T20:25:26Z