What is the difference between flood currents and ebb currents?


Answer : Flood currents are tidal currents that advance into the coastal zone as the tide rises; ebb currents move seaward as the tide falls.

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A) saves money B) recruits more top-notch faculty C) increases the prestige of the college D) wins more awards E) attracts a more diverse student body

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Why is Maritime Arctic left out of the air-mass classifications?

A) They do not occur. B) They occur every ten years. C) They only rarely occur.

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During the Columbian Exchange many agricultural products were exchanged between Europe and the Americas. List three products that diffused from the New World to the Old World and three products that diffused from the Old World to the New World

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Which type of breaker results from a gently sloped ocean bottom, which gradually extracts energy from the wave over an extended distance and produces breakers with low overall energy?

A) Plunging breaker B) Spilling breaker C) Standing breaker D) Surging breaker E) Swelling breaker

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