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The part of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line to the edge of the continental shelf is the
neritic zone.
wavelength
the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun.
a bay at the mouth of a big river
Coriolis effect.
rip current.
dissolved salts
carbon dioxide
The horizontal distance between wave crests is the
neritic zone.
wavelength
the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun.
a bay at the mouth of a big river
Coriolis effect.
rip current.
dissolved salts
carbon dioxide
Which of these gases is about 60 times more plentiful in the ocean than it is in the atmosphere?
neritic zone.
wavelength
the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun.
a bay at the mouth of a big river
Coriolis effect.
rip current.
dissolved salts
carbon dioxide
Tides are caused by
neritic zone.
wavelength
the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun.
a bay at the mouth of a big river
Coriolis effect.
rip current.
dissolved salts
carbon dioxide
Salinity is a measure of which of the following in water?
neritic zone.
wavelength
the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun.
a bay at the mouth of a big river
Coriolis effect.
rip current.
dissolved salts
carbon dioxide
Which of the following areas in the ocean is likely to have the lowest salinity?
neritic zone.
wavelength
the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun.
a bay at the mouth of a big river
Coriolis effect.
rip current.
dissolved salts
carbon dioxide
A rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening is called a
neritic zone.
wavelength
the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun.
a bay at the mouth of a big river
Coriolis effect.
rip current.
dissolved salts
carbon dioxide
In the Northern Hemisphere, currents curve to the right because of the
neritic zone.
wavelength
the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun.
a bay at the mouth of a big river
Coriolis effect.
rip current.
dissolved salts
carbon dioxide
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