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What is the proper name given to the movement of water away from the shore or downstream?

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What is the proper name given to the movement of water away from the shore or downstream?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Flood current vs ebb current definitions in basic seamanship texts • Relationship between current direction and the shoreline or a river’s downstream direction • How slack current and reversing current are defined and when they occur

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: when the water is moving AWAY from the shore or DOWNSTREAM, are you thinking of water coming in or going out? • Which term is specifically tied to the direction of tidal flow relative to the coast, rather than just a change in direction? • Which option describes a condition of little or no movement, and which describe definite movement in one direction?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on which term means water moving toward the shore vs away from the shore • Identify which term refers to very weak or no current around a change of tide • Confirm which term describes any current that can change direction, not specifically away from shore or downstream

Question 1 of 27070

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What is the proper name given to the movement of water away from the shore or downstream?

A

A flood current

B

A reversing current

C

A slack current

D

An ebb current

Question 1 / 2707066636ee928f7522a1c519ef7

Question 1 of 2707066636ee928f7522a1c519ef7

What is the proper name given to the movement of water away from the shore or downstream?

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Question 1 of 27070

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What is the proper name given to the movement of water away from the shore or downstream?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Flood current vs ebb current definitions in basic seamanship texts • Relationship between current direction and the shoreline or a river’s downstream direction • How slack current and reversing current are defined and when they occur

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: when the water is moving AWAY from the shore or DOWNSTREAM, are you thinking of water coming in or going out? • Which term is specifically tied to the direction of tidal flow relative to the coast, rather than just a change in direction? • Which option describes a condition of little or no movement, and which describe definite movement in one direction?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on which term means water moving toward the shore vs away from the shore • Identify which term refers to very weak or no current around a change of tide • Confirm which term describes any current that can change direction, not specifically away from shore or downstream