The new vocabulary words for this week are below. The Quiz will be Friday, January 20, 2012.
Ocean current-
a movement of water that follows a regular pattern.
Tide-
The periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water.
Coriolis effect-
The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight
path due to the Earth’s rotation.
crest-
The highest point in a wave.
trough-
The lowest part in a wave.
