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Flora SOL Review A
SOL Review A Oceanography/general
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mass | the amount of matter in an object measured in grams |
| latitude | horizintal lines on a globe that measure degrees north and south of the equator |
| longitude | vertical lines on a globe that measure distance east and west of the prime meridian |
| volume | how much space something takes up = LxWxH in cubic units such as cubic centimenters |
| density | mass divided by volume = M/V usually in grams per cubic centimeter |
| salinity | amount of salt in seawater (average is 35 parts per 1000) |
| convection currents | warm material rising, cooling and sinking down where it reheats and rises again making circular currents (found in atmosphere, ocean water, tectonic plate movement) |
| spring tides | type of tides that occur when the sun and moon form a straight line, we have higher high tides and lower low tides |
| neap tides | type of tides that occur when the sun and moon form a right angle(Earth at center), we have lower high tides and higher low tides |
| estuary | an area where salt and fresh water mix, also called a sound or a bay |
| tide | periodic rise and fall of the ocean level caused by the moon's gravitational pull, 2 high and 2 low tides generally occur each day |
| wave | wind causes water to crash into the shore every few seconds |
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