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A wave is a disturbance that carries energy through matter or space. The matter through which a wave travels is called a medium. For waves in a lake,
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Geology 12 Presents. Unit Outline Unit Outline –Chp 10 Earth’s Interior –Chp 11 Sea Floor –Chp 12 Plate Tectonics –Chp 9 Seismic (EQ) –Chp 13 Structure.
Motions of the Ocean Waves, Currents and Tides.
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Chapter 19-The Water Planet. Global Ocean: The body of salt water that covers nearly ¾ our Earth’s surface. Only Earth can be called the water planet—why.