Movements OF The Ocean Crossword Puzzle Answer

Movements of the Ocean

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Down

movement of water toward and away from the coast due to the rise and fall of the tides

stream like movement of water on or near the surface of the ocean

periodic up and down movement of water

deflection of wind and ocean currents caused by the earths rotation

swift, warm Atlantic that flows from the Gulf of Mexico, around Florida and up the east coast of North America

weak, slow - moving ocean current

bending of a wave as it reaches shallow water

swift movement of water caused by the return to the ocean through channels in underwater sand bars

stream like movement of water beneath the surface of the ocean

time required for a complete wavelength to pass a given point

surge of water that rushes upstream in a river as a tide rises

tide with minimum daily tidal range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon

irregular current that pulls water from a beach back to the ocean

one of a group of long, rolling waves that are the same size

difference between the levels of the high and low tides at a specific location

highest point of a wave

slow, rocking motion of ocean water that occurs as tidal bulges move around the earth

tide with maximum daily range that occurs just ahead of a fast moving cold front

vertical distance between the crest and the trough of a wave

distance that wind can blow across open water

huge circle of moving water formed as a result of wind belts and the coriolis effect

crest of a wave that is blown off by high winds

daily change in the level of the ocean surface

foamy mass of water that washes onto the shore

steady movement in one direction such as that of water in the ocean

lowest point between 2 wave crests