Earth Science Chapter 21 - Movements of the Ocean

Deep currents are caused by

The curving of the path of ocean currents and wind belts is called

What forms as water from large breakers returns to oceans through underwater sandbar channels?

What is the difference in levels of ocean water at high and low tide?

What is a huge circle of moving ocean water?

What is the distance wind can blow across open water?

What is the bending of ocean waves toward the coastline?

Motions in ocean water that occur as tidal bulges move around the ocean basins are called

The swift, warm current that flows northward along the U.S. east coast is called

What is the periodic rise and fall of the water level in oceans?

Which of the following occurs when the gravity of the Sun and Moon work against each other?

What is the periodic up-and-down movement of water?

What is a wave formed when wind blows its crest off?

The force that causes tides is

Calling a tsunami a tidal wave is misleading because

What is the movement of water toward and away from the coast?

What is a horizontal movement of water in a well-defined pattern, such as a stream?

The highest point of a wave is its

What is the effect of wind energy on waves?

What is a foamy mass of water created when the top of a wave falls over?