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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.
evaporation
delta
watershed
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.
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Answer this question… When water droplets appear on the outside of a cold glass of iced tea, this is an example of _____.
The difference in temperatures between the Equator and the north and south poles, plus the rotation of the earth, causes the air currents.
