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☆☆☆☆☆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.
Along cold water currents from the poles to the equator.
Mr poppins is coming
evaporation
Gravity
surface
The epipelagic ocean zone is most habitable.
Zone of saturation
The alluvial silt that covers the land during flooding increases its fertility. This is in addition to the ready supply of fresh water required for any large societal group.
A swamp is a wetland that has trees and brushes.
The wave base (the depth at which water moves) would be about 10 feet, or 1/2 the wavelength.
The only difference - is the direction of flow. A sea breeze blows from the sea onto the land. A land breeze flows in the opposite direction.
The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds
