how do we classify ocean moments explain
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The three types of ocean water movements are as follows:
1. Tides
2. Wave
3. Currents
These are caused by difference in temperature, salinity, density of sea water and wind direction.
1. Tides
2. Wave
3. Currents
These are caused by difference in temperature, salinity, density of sea water and wind direction.
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The major movements of the ocean waters can be classified into three. They are:
1 .Waves
2.Tides
3.Ocean Currents
Waves and the ocean currents are horizontal movements of ocean waters while the tide is a kind of vertical movement of the ocean water.
Waves
Waves are nothing but the oscillatory movements that result in the rise and fall of water surface.
A wave has two major parts: the raised part is called as the crest while the low-point is called as the trough.
Tides
Tide are the periodical rise and fall of the sea levels, once or twice a day, caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the sun, the moon and the rotation of the earth.
The highest tides in the world occur in the Bay of Fundi in Canada.
When the tide is channeled between islands or into bays and estuaries, they are termed as Tidal Currents.
The regular interval between two high or two low tides is 12 hours 25 minutes.
Ocean Currents
The ocean currents are the horizontal flow of a mass of water in a fairly defined direction over great distances.
They are just like a river flowing in an ocean.
Ocean currents can be formed by the winds, density differences in ocean waters due to differences in temperature and salinity, gravity and events such as earthquakes.
1 .Waves
2.Tides
3.Ocean Currents
Waves and the ocean currents are horizontal movements of ocean waters while the tide is a kind of vertical movement of the ocean water.
Waves
Waves are nothing but the oscillatory movements that result in the rise and fall of water surface.
A wave has two major parts: the raised part is called as the crest while the low-point is called as the trough.
Tides
Tide are the periodical rise and fall of the sea levels, once or twice a day, caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the sun, the moon and the rotation of the earth.
The highest tides in the world occur in the Bay of Fundi in Canada.
When the tide is channeled between islands or into bays and estuaries, they are termed as Tidal Currents.
The regular interval between two high or two low tides is 12 hours 25 minutes.
Ocean Currents
The ocean currents are the horizontal flow of a mass of water in a fairly defined direction over great distances.
They are just like a river flowing in an ocean.
Ocean currents can be formed by the winds, density differences in ocean waters due to differences in temperature and salinity, gravity and events such as earthquakes.
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