Ocean Motion Vocabulary Quiz on 1/9/09
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| wave | the movement of energy through a body of water
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| crest | the highest point of a wave
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| wavelength | the horizontal distance between two wave crests
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| frequency | the number of waves that pass a specific point in a given amount of time
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| trough | the lowest point of a wave
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| waveheight | the vertical distance from the crest of a wave to the trough
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| sandbar | a ridge of sand deposited by waves as they slow down near shore
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| longshore drift | the movement of sand along a beach;caused by waves coming onto shore at an angle
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| rip current | a rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening
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| groin | a stone or concrete wall built out from a beach to reduce
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| tsunami | a giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor
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