The height of a wave is the vertical distance（）.

Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the（）.

A swift current occurring in a narrow passage connecting two large bodies of water which is produced by the continuously changing difference in height of tide at the two ends of the passage is called a(n)（）.

The direction of the surface wind is（）.

The horse latitudes are characterized by（）.

In shallow water，waves that are too steep to be stable，causing the crests to move forward faster than the rest of the wave，are called（）.

In the Northern Hemisphere，your vessel is believed to be in the direct path of a hurricane，and plenty of sea room is available. The best course of action is to bring the wind on the（）.

In some parts of the world there is often a slight fall in tide during the middle of the high water period. The effect is to create a longer period of stand at higher water. This special feature is called a(n)（）.

The ocean bottom that extends from the shoreline out to an area where there is a marked change in slope to a greater depth is the（）.

Advection fog is most commonly caused by（）.