Ocean Movement & Shoreline Vocab

Front

What are large, extinct, basaltic volcanoes with flat, submerged tops called?

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Guyot

Front

What tide occurs twice each lunar month all year long without regard to the season?

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Spring Tide

Front

What is the term for a current flowing parallel to the shore?

Back

Longshore Current

Front

What is the point on a wave that represents the maximum value of upward displacement within a cycle?

Back

Crest

Front

What do we call currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean?

Back

Surface Currents

Front

What is the term for a flat, underwater landform that is typically found at the bottom of the ocean?

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Abyssal Plain

Front

What is the term for the rise in sea level that occurs during a spring tide?

Back

Flood Tide

Front

What is the term for the lowest point of a wave?

Back

Trough

Front

What is the phenomenon called when waves bend as they approach the shore?

Back

Wave Refraction

Front

What are the currents that flow deep within the ocean called?

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Deep Currents