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water level at its highest.
what is high tide?
the highest point of a wave.
what is the crest?
lowest point of wave.
what is trough.
distance from a trough and crest.
what is the wave height?
the distance from sea level to wave crest.
what is amplitude?
strong tides.
what is spring tides?
the factor that affects the flow of ocean surface water.
what is global wind belts?
rhythmic movement that carries matter through space.
what is waves?
Move on or near the surface.
What is surface currents?
the carrying and depositing of sand in a shallow area.
what is sand bar?
a weak tide.
what is a neap tide?
spring tides form.
what is when sun, moon, and earth are in line.
periodic rise and fall of sea level.
what is tide?
a wall of rocks or concrete build outward from shore.
what is a groin?
the process of water breaking through a sandbar.
What is a rip current?
three ways surface waves are created.
what is wind, Earthquakes, gravitational force of sun and moon?
neap tides form.
when sun and moon are perpendicular.
the lowest point of a wave.
what is trough?
much bigger and stronger than waves caused by wind.
what is tsunami?
have the largest tidal range.
what is spring tides?
moving stream of water within the ocean.
what is ocean currents?
the two ocean currents.
what is surface currents, and deep curents/
the distance from one crest to another or one trough to another.
what is wave length?
when waves shaped and build up on the shore.
what is erosion?
have the smallest tidal range.
what is neap tides?