Tide Flashcards by Mahshid Mohammadi

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Army

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A large group of soldiers (noun)

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Monsoon

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A season of heavy rain (noun)

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Retreat

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Moving back or away from danger (noun)

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Current

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The flow of water in a river or ocean (noun)

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Tidal bore

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A large wave caused by tides pushing up a river (noun)

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Phenomenon

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An event or fact that can be observed (noun)

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Gravity

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The force that pulls objects toward each other (noun)

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Celestial objects

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Things in space like the Moon or stars (noun)

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Tidal bulge

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A rise in ocean water caused by gravity (noun)

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Orbit

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The path of one object around another (noun)

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Carousel

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A spinning ride (noun)

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Friction

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Resistance when surfaces rub together (noun)

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Hemisphere

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Half of a sphere like Earth (noun)

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Crust

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The hard outer layer of something (noun)

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Volcanic activity

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Eruptions or lava from a volcano (noun)

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Mutinied

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Rebelled against authority (verb)

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Deciphered

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Figured out or solved (verb)

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Tugs

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Pulls strongly (verb)

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Defying

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Resisting or refusing to obey (verb)

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Churn

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Move or mix violently like water (verb)

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Locking

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Fixing in place (verb)

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Exhausted

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Very tired (adjective)

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Massive

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Huge (adjective)

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Weary

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Tired (adjective)

Nuanced

Having small

Tidally-locked

One side always faces another object (adjective)

Boiling

Extremely hot (adjective)

Unexpectedly

In a surprising way (adverb)

Eternally

Forever (adverb)

Spring tides

Very high tides during full/new moons (phrase)

Neap tides

Weak tides during half moons (phrase)

Tidal forces

Effects of gravity causing tides (phrase)

Mediterranean

A sea between Europe and Africa (proper noun)

Jupiter/Saturn

Planets in our solar system (proper noun)

Enceladus/Europa/Io

Moons of Jupiter/Saturn (proper noun)