| A | B |
| Wave height | determined by fetch and wind speed |
| Tsunami | Largest of ocean swells |
| Tsunami | Formed by seismic disturbance |
| Ocean swell | Formed by wind energy |
| Large fetch and strong winds | Form the largest of swells |
| Moon's gravity | primary force that makes tides |
| Tidal bulge | Tidal wave |
| Gulf stream | warm ocean current |
| Coreolis effect | Creates counterclockwise currents |
| Coreolis effect | spins the Japanese current towards California |
| Ocean salinity | Heighest at the ocean bottom |
| Gravity | Makes deep ocean currents move in a horizontal direction |
| Europe | The end of the Gulf Stream |
| Tsunami | When in contact with shallow water wavelength shortens and height increases |