Vocabulary:
1. Crevice (n): a barrow opening resulting from a split or crack.
2. Headland (n): a point of usually high land jutting out in a body of water
3. Pelt (n): the removed skin of a furry or woolly animal
4. Spring (n): a source of water flowing out of the earth
5. Stern (adj.): harsh or severe in manner
6. Vow (v): to promise solemnly
7. Banks (n): mounds, piles, or ridges
8. Glimpse (n): brief look
9. Hasten (v): to move quickly
10. Horizon (n): line where earth and sky meet
11. Reproachfully (adv.): in a disapproving manner
12. Snares (n): traps
13. Victor (n): winner
14. Wreckage (n): broken and disordered parts from a wreck
15. Clamor (n): loud, continuous noise
16. Lure (n): bait, thing that attracts
17. Mourning (n): feeling of sorrow after a death
18. Omen (n): sign of something good or bad to come
19. Pitch (n): dark, sticky substance from trees or other plants, used for water proofing or for plugging holes
20. Reef (n): low ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises above the surface of a body or water
21. Rival (n): one who competes with another
22. Scarce (adj.): hard to find; few in number
23. Swarm (n): large number of things in busy motion
24. Cormorant (n): a sea bird
25. Kelp (n): large seaweed plants
26. Toyon (n): a common perennial shrub
27. Mesa (n): an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs
28. White bass (n): a type of fish
29. League (n): 1 mile is about the same as 0.3 leagues
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The most common causes of tsunamis are underwater earthquakes. A tsunami is not a single wave, but a series that behave much like the waves rippling out from a stone dropped in a pond. Each wave can last five to 15 minutes, and the danger can last for hours after the initial wave arrives.
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People have done some incredible things to try and save the southern sea otter population. Find out more about the "No Otter Zone" and why sea otters were relocated to San Nicolas Island.
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