Motions of the Oceans

          1. When currents flow in a circular motion, what is it called?

             http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/default.html

          2. What are whirlpools?

             http://www.britanica.com/eb/article?eu=78818&tocid=0

          3. On what does the temperature of a current depend?

             http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/

          4. What is the crest of a wave?

             http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/default.html

          5. How is the moon associated with the earth's tides?

             http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/tides.html

          6. What happens when waves enter shallow water. Look at the diagram
              below to find out.

         7. For extra knowledge, go to
            http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/default.html
             click on "Ocean in Motion", and go to waves, tides, or currents. Read
             the information and take the online quiz on anyone of those topics.

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