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Ocean currents are currents that move across the globe from one temperature zone to another.
Rip currents are localized currents caused by a combination of tides and waves agains the shore line where the water is shallow.
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? rip current ?
What do you do if your in a rip current?
Swim parallel to the ocean shore until clear of the current
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Rip current
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If you ever get caught in a rip current you should swim?
You should avoid them because they are dangerous. They are able to pull you into the ocean and tire you out.
What are the two types of ocean currents?
deep currents streamlike movement of water that flow very slowly along the ocean floor. surface current can influence the climate of land are they flow past.
How does a rip current form?
A rip current forms when water breaks through the sandbar and begins to flow back down the sloping ocean bottom. (as a sandbar is growing it can trap water flowing along the shore)
What is the double of rip?
A Rip has a few meanings but a common meaning is a Rip as in the ocean rip.
What does a ocean rip look like?
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How does a rip form?
A rip current forms when water breaks through the sandbar and begins to flow back down the sloping ocean bottom. (as a sandbar is growing it can trap water flowing along the shore)
Where are the rip current located at?
At breaks in sandbars and other obstacles located near shore. To escape from a rip current, swim parallel to shore until you are out of the current. Do not try to fight it. Even strong swimmers cannot outswim a rip. Even if you are carried farther out while escaping, you will be able to swim back in with ease once you escape the current, or float until someone comes to rescue you. Written by a former ocean lifeguard.
