Waves
Waves carry ____________.
Energy
All surface currents are driven by _____________
the wind
Confused mixture of waves on open water
Seas
Dense water will do what?
sink
Tides are caused by what force?
Moon's gravity
Most waves are formed by _______________.
Wind
Deep currents are caused by?
Differences in water density
Waves that travel far
Swells
Warm water will ____________ compared to cold water.
float/rise
Spring tides occur how many times a month?
twice
The most destructive waves are caused by
Volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides
Rip currents flow ___________ the shore.
away from
A foamy mass of water that washes onto the coastline.
breaker/surf
What is the fomula for density?
D= m/v
This tide has the highest high tides and lowest low tides
Spring tide
Steep shores create what kind of breaking waves?
surging breakers
Circular rotating currents care called?
Gyres
When swells move into shallow water the become
transitional waves
Salt _____________ the density of water.
Increases
Tides with 1 high and 1 low tide once a day are called?
Diurnal
The Japanese 2011 Tsunami was caused by?
An earthquake
The AMOC carries warm water ___________.
Northward
Waves that pile up on each other.
shallow-water waves
A box has a mass of 16g and a volume of 8cm3. What is its density?
2g/cm3
Neap tide occurs at what moon phases?
1st and 3rd quarter