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Wave Formation
The Wave
Catching them
Forces in nature
100
This person captures the beauty a wave from many angles.
Who is a wave photographer?
100
before a wave begins you must have this
What is wind
100
highest point on the formation
What is crest?
100
You find these types of waves right off the coast of Wilmington
What are spilling waves?
100
A wave with a long wavelength and can cause destruction when coming on shore
What is a tsunami?
200
This person feels the power from a foam and fiberglass board
Who is a surfer?
200
the distance the wind blows on the water
What is the fetch?
200
The deepest, lowest point of the wave
What is the trough?
200
You can catch these off the coast of California.
What is a plunging wave?
200
When the high tide overcomes the river causing water to flow the oposite direction
What is a tidal bore?
300
He or she takes some of the ocean with them back to the lab
Who is a marine biologist?
300
The motion the water particles make in a wave
What is circular?
300
distance between the highest points on a wave
What is wavelength?
300
This wave is formed when a swell comes from the deep ocean to a shallow obstruction-such as a reef.
What is a plunging wave?
300
Kind of water in a tidal bore- mixture between fresh and salt.
What is brackish water?
400
They see new sights on a trip and relax by the water
Who is a tourist?
400
this event causes a unique wave with an extremely long wavelength
What is an underwater earthquake?
400
The part of the wave you want to find yourself on
What is the face of the wave?
400
These waves can be surfed but are more regularly caused from unique tides or freak events-such as tsunamis
What is a surging wave?
400
How old is Tim?
What is ?
500
This person needs to know the water because he has a heavy load.
Who is a mariner?
500
If not water, what moves forward in a wave?
What is the energy?
500
the number of waves passing a point in a unit of time
What is frequency?
500
A special type of surging wave that is a unique phenomenon and surfing on these is rare.
What is a tidal bore?
500
This planetary event must occur for a tidal bore
What is the lunar equinox?