Waves We See
Wave Anatomy
Surfs Up
Scary Waves
Misc.
100
Most waves are created by this.
What is wind
100
The top of a wave.
What is the crest
100
When the shoreline is gently sloping this kind of breaker occurs.
What is a spilling breaker
100
This type of wave can travel at the jet speeds.
What is a tsunami
100
Wave energy is concentrated in this area along the coast.
What is a headland.
200
This is the distance a wave travels before it hits anything like land.
What is fetch
200
The bottom of a wave
What is the trough
200
Surging breakers occur when the shoreline is ______.
What is steep
200
Tsunamis are caused by this.
What is an underwater earthquake. (or seismic event)
200
Wave energy is reduced in this area along the coast.
What is a bay.
300
How long the wind blows.
What is duration
300
The distance between crests.
What is wavelength
300
This type of breaker is often the best for surfing.
What is plunging breaker.
300
Some waves are much bigger than the waves around them. These are called___________ waves.
What is rogue
300
The water flowing up onto the beach when a wave breaks is called_____________.
What is swash.
400
When the _______ speed is high the waves are big.
What is wind
400
Half the height of a wave.
What is amplitude
400
The type of breaker causes the most erosion.
What is a surging breaker.
400
When a 5 foot wave catches up with a 3 foot wave and they are in phase the result will be___________.
What is an 8 foot wave.
400
The water flowing back into the ocean after a wave breaks is_____________.
What is backwash
500
Another term for wind waves is ____________ waves.
What is gravity
500
Amplitude can be measured from _________ to the crest.
What is still water
500
This type of breaker pushes sand onto the beach.
What is a spilling breaker.
500
A large tsunami hit here in 2004 causing wide spread destruction.
What is the Indian Ocean. (Sri Lanka, Sumatra)
500
Waves are the major cause of this along the shore.
What is erosion
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