Waves
generating force of most waves
What is Wind
causes tides
what is the moon
the distance between two wave crests
What is wavelength
Percentage that covers the earths surface
What is 71%
Coach C's favorite sea creature
What is the blue whale
The top portion of a wave?
What is the Crest
This kind of tide occurs when the sun, moon and Earth are in a straight line?
What is Spring Tide
The distance between the crest and the trough of a wave
What is the wave height
the most abundant salt compound in the seawater
What is NaCL or Sodium chloride
The area between the tides
What is the intertidal zone
The lowest portion of a wave?
What is the trough
About how many hours pass between a high and low tide?
What is 6 hours
The amount of waves that pass a certain point in a period of time.
What is wave frequency
This type of water is found where saltwater and freshwater meet
What is brackish water
The bacteria that allows fish to glow
What is bioluminescense
waves which are greater than twice the size of surrounding waves
What are rogue waves
The weaker tides that occur during the 1st quarter and 3rd quarter moon
What is neap tides
The uninterrupted are over which the wind blows
What is fetch
Found on the ocean floor responsible for adding minerals to the ocean
What is a hydrothermal vent
the 4th step in the scientific process
What is experiment
an exceptionally large ocean wave, especially one caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
What is a tidal wave
When two high and two low tides are different heights.
What is a mixed tide
The time it takes for 2 successive waves to pass a specific point
What is a wave period
The chemical formula for the creation of seashells
What is CaCO3 ( calcium carbonate)
The san andreas fault
What is a transform boundry