Wave Facts
The tallest part of a wave
What is Crest
The distance of open water that wind can blow across is called what?
What is Fetch
Causes water on the side of the Earth opposite the moon to bulge?
What is Gravitational Force
How many gyres in Earth's oceans
What is 5
How often does El Nino Occur?
What is every 3- 5 years
The lowest part of a wave
What is Trough
The beginning waves are called this
What are Capillary Waves
When sun and moon are at right angles
What is Neap Tides
The apparent deflection of moving objects like winds and ocean currents due to the Earth's rotation.
What is Coriolis Effect
Where can El Nino Change weather?
What is the Tropical Pacific Ocean
The height of a wave
What is Amplitude
A restoring force for waves
What is Gravity
A tide with one low and one high water per day is which type of tidal pattern?
Diurnal
Each layer is pushed in a slightly different direction causing a spiral effect in the water column
Ekman Spiral
What happens to the trade winds during El Nino?
What is they die down
How do you measure wavelength
What is crest to crest OR trough to trough
Responsible for moving sand down the beach
What is Longshore Transport
When sun and moon are in alignment and both pull on oceans
What is Spring Tides
At the Continental edge the deeper colder water rises up to replace the warmer water currents moving top water away bringing in new nutrients.
What is Upwelling
What does El Nino mean for California?
What is stronger storms, floods ad mudslides
how often a wave goes by in a certain amount of time
What is Frequency
Causes a wave to break
What is Seafloor friction
The lowering of the tide as water goes out back to sea
What is Ebb Tide
Name the 5 gyres
What is: Indian, North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic
How far in advance can El Nino warnings be administered now?
What is 3 to 6 months