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[CHAPTER 5. ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION]   Which statement is true with regards to sea breezes?

[CHAPTER 3. THE OCEAN FLOOR] The submerged outer edge of a continent is called the ____.

[CHAPTER 7. WAVES AND TIDES] The abrupt bulge of water driven ashore by a tropical cyclone is called a ____.

[CHAPTER 11. USES AND ABUSES OF THE OCEAN] The process by which toxic substances can be concentrated in the flesh of organisms at higher trophic levels is called ____.

[CHAPTER 4. WATER AND OCEAN STRUCTURE] Water behaves like a(n) ____, which prevents broad swings of pH.

[CHAPTER 7. WAVES AND TIDES] A meteorological tide can be caused by ____.

[CHAPTER 10. MARINE COMMUNITIES] The portion of the pelagic zone that is near the shore on the continental shelf is the ____.

[CHAPTER 6. OCEAN CIRCULATION]   The only ocean current that continues in an uninterrupted circle around the circumference of Earth without encountering land is the ____.

[CHAPTER 8. COASTS] The energy that drives the longshore currents is derived from ____.

[CHAPTER 9. LIFE IN THE OCEAN]   ____ are responsible for the vast majority of the ocean’s primary productivity.