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What is the continental slope
The part of the ocean floor that dros steeply
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What causes waves to form?
Wind blows over the surface of the ocean
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What is a jetty?
This traps sand from longshore currents
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What is the abyssal plain?
The large, flat area on the bottom of the ocean
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How does water in a wave move?
Water moves in a circle
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What is a current?
A stream of water that flows like a river through the ocean
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What is an estuary?
Fresh water and salt water mix here
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What is a jetty?
A wall like structure that sticks out into the ocean
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What happens as you descend deeper into the ocean?
Temperature and pressure increases
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What is headland
The point of land formed when soft rock wears away
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What is a longshore current?
My beach ball floats to another area of the beach
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