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[CHAPTER 7. WAVES AND TIDES] The type of tide associated with the full and new moons are ____.

[CHAPTER 7. WAVES AND TIDES] In shallow water, the motion of water particles ____.

[CHAPTER 4. WATER AND OCEAN STRUCTURE] The hydrogen bonds of water molecules account for which of the following?

[CHAPTER 2. PLATE TECTONICS] Which layer of Earth is a very hot, dense, and viscous liquid composed mostly of iron and nickel?

[CHAPTER 4. WATER AND OCEAN STRUCTURE] When liquid water gets below 4°C, it ____.

[CHAPTER 6. OCEAN CIRCULATION]   The Canary Current is an example of a ____.

[CHAPTER 1. AN OCEAN WORLD] Which individual was the first to provide a rough chart of an ocean current, specifically, the Gulf Stream? 

[CHAPTER 5. ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION] There are ____ major atmospheric circulation cells in each hemisphere of Earth.

[CHAPTER 4. WATER AND OCEAN STRUCTURE] Which property gives water an unusually high surface tension resulting in a surface “skin” capable of supporting small objects?

[CHAPTER 1. AN OCEAN WORLD] What information did NASA’s Earth-observing satellite, AQUA, collect to learn about Earth’s water cycle?