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OSB- Waves
OSB Outline on Waves
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the distance from trough to trough | Wavelength |
| time it takes a full wave to pass a given point | Period |
| vertical distance from trough to crest | Height |
| number of waves that pass a point in a given time | Frequency |
| peak of the wave | Crest |
| bottom of the wave | Trough |
| the distance that wind stays in contact with water | Fetch |
| shape of waves in deep water | circular shape |
| shape of waves in shallower water | elliptical shape |
| How can you find the depth of a wave. | It is 1/2 the wavelength |
| How can we find the depth of water in a shallow water | 1/20 of wavelength |
| What two things does wave speed depend on | depends on wavelength and period |
| What two things does wave size length depend on | depends on fetch and duration of wind contact |
| What is a long wavelength ocean surface wave that travels far from its origin | Swell |