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Chemical weathering : ( in French : altération chimique ) : is
when rainwater comes into contact with rocks ,it changes the
minerals in rocks and form new minerals.
Chops : ( in French : ) : are waves of ten seconds.
Coral bleaching : ( in French : blanchissement des coraux) : is
when corals become white because of a rise in water
temperature.
Current : ( in French : le courant ) : the movement of water in the
sea , or a river , or the movement of air in a particular direction.
Dispersion : ( in French : la disprsion des vagues) : talking about
waves , when they become to sort themselves according to hight ,
length and speed in the open ocean.
Disphotic : ( in French : disphotique ) : is a zone in the ocean
where the sunlight can not penetrate.
Epifauna : ( in French : épifaune ) : organisms that live on the
seafloor.
Epiflora : ( in French :épiflore ) : are plants that are found on the
seafloor.
Euthrophication : ( in French : euthrophisation) is an abnormal
growth of plants in water.
Fetch : ( in French : un fetch ) : is where water is in contact with
wind , where the waves are generated.
Fully developed sea : ( in French : mer entièrement developpé ) :
is when the wave can no more grow in size under the existing
wind conditions.
Global warming : ( in French : le réchauffement climatique ) : is a
rise in the earth temperature.
Halocline : (in French :une halocline
) : is a zone of density
change in the ocean.
Heavy metals : ( in French :métaux lourds ) : are metals that are
toxic to marine organisms even at low concentration.
Hydrothermal vents : ( in French :
cheminées hydrothermales
) : are holes or openings in the seafloor .
Internal waves : ( in French : vagues internes
) : waves that
occur under the surface of water.