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What causes upwelling

Wind

How do waves change as they approach the shore

As waves approach the shore, interaction with the sea floor slows the waves down and the crests of the waves bunch up. They increase in height as the energy in each wave compresses into a shorter horizontal distance, but the period of the wave does not change. Eventually, the waves break.

Which of these zones of the ocean is most hospitable to life

The epipelagic zone of the ocean is most hospitable to life.

In what way does ocean water move globally

Along cold water currents from the poles to the equator.

What is an effect of La Nia

Mr poppins is coming

In boiling water water molecules move apart and escape in the form of water vapor The process is called

evaporation

Why do oceanographers take measurements of the conductivity of the seawater

Conductivity can be used to calculate the salinity of the water.

How do oceanographers measure the salinity of ocean water

By measuring the conductivity of the water.

By using information about the temperature and salinity of ocean water oceanographers can determine the

density

The term for the distance over which wind blows uninterrupted is called what

fetch

A swamp is a what that has trees and brushes

A swamp is a wetland that has trees and brushes.

Which of the following would not be considered an on-the-page question

Could the team have won if it had let Andre play?

When the tides are especially strong due to the alignment of the sun and mWhen the tides are especially strong due to the alignment of the sun and moon it is called a oon it is called a tide

spring

What is the approximate percentage of the world's water to where it is stored

liquid,salt water 97 %

frozen 2 %

liquid,fresh water 1 %

APEX:)

When the tides are especially weak its a

Neap tide

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