Module 12 - Lesson 1 & 2 Ocean Tides and Waves

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The rhythmic rise and fall of sea levels are known as

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Tides

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Tides that occur when the sun and moon are aligned, resulting in higher tides

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Spring tides

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The highest point of a wave

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Crest

Front

Ocean currents are influenced by wind, tides, and the _ of water

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Density

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The process where deep, cold, nutrient-rich water rises to the surface

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Upwelling

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Tides that occur during a first- or third-quarter moon, when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth form a right angle

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Neap tides

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Tides with two high tides and two low tides per day

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Semidiurnal tides

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The expanse of water that the wind blows across

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Fetch

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The lowest point of a wave

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Trough

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The vertical distance between crest and trough

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Wave height