NS2 Test Bank: NS2-M3C5 - Seawater: It's Makeup and Movements

NS2 Test Bank: NS2-M3C5 - Seawater: It's Makeup and Movements

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What effect does the sun have on tides?

Back

Less than the moon

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A current that flows in an opposite direction to the flow of another current.

Back

Countercurrent

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tides forms a wave (or wave) of water that travels up a river against the direction of the current.

Back

Tidal Bore

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A long wave on water that moves continuously without breaking

Back

Swell

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The upward slope of a wave

Back

Gradient

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the freezing point of seawater? (use Fahrenheit)

Back

28

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Waves of the sea as they break upon a shore or reef

Back

Surf

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