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8.2 homework
Question | Answer |
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nusatim | tsunami |
lsevlaee | sea level |
niepeatd | neap tide |
dite | tide |
rtigdalnea | tidal range |
ridestingp | spring tide |
the periodic rise and fall of the ocean's surface caused by the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon and between Earth and the Sun | tide |
occurs when earth, the moon, and the sun from a right angle; has the lowest tidal range | neap tide |
the average level of the ocean's surface at any given time | sea level |
a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water | tsunami |
occurs when Earth, the Moon, and the Sun form a straight line; has the largest tidal range | spring tide |
the difference in water level between a high tide and a low tide | tidal range |
the highest part of the wave | crest |
the lowest part of a wave | trough |
the vertical distance between the crest and the trough | wave height |
the horizontal distance from the crest to the crest or from trough to trough | wavelength |
the currents formed by wind blowing over the surface of water | surface waves |
a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water | tsunami |
the average level of the ocean's surface at any given time | sea level |
the periodic rise and fall of the ocean's surface caused by the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon and between Earth and the Sun | tides |
the difference in water level between a high tide and a low tide | tidal range |
a tide that has the largest tidal range | spring tide |
a tide that has the lowest tidal range | neap tide |
Surface waves are the currents formed by __________ over the surface of water | wind blowing |
__________ is the average level of the ocean's surface at any given time | Sea level |