When the crest of one wave intersects or crosses the crest of another wave, ____.

An ocean surface consisting of a confused mass of sharp crested waves moving in many different directions is known as ____.

When deep-water waves approach shallower water and start to “feel” the bottom, _____.

Non-astronomical factors affecting ocean tides include(s) ____.

Earth’s greenhouse effect is primarily the consequence of atmo?spheric ____.

The principal absorber(s) of the solar radiation that is intercepted by the Earth-atmosphere system is ____.

Climate is defined by all of the following EXCEPT ____.

Sensible heating includes transfer of heat via ____.

An example of latent heating is ____.

The ocean plays a key role in the ____.