Ocean Wave Words

Question 1

Biome

Answer 1

A major type of community on the earth that can be classified based on the kinds of animals and plants that live in it, such as the desert, forest, tundra, grassland, and aquatic blooms.

Question 2

Coasts

Answer 2

Form the boundaries between land and sea water, the general region near the shore of an ocean or sea.

Question 3

Gravitational pull

Answer 3

The force of attraction (pulling objects toward each other) that objects with mass, such as the earth and moon, exert on each other. This affects the tides.

Question 4

Hydrosphere

Answer 4

Contains the earth’s water. Water covers 71% of the earth’s surface, making earth look blue from space. The majority of earth’s water ( 97%) is in the oceans.

Question 5

Interface

Answer 5

The place where two different bodies or systems come together. The air-sea interface creates movement, such as waves and currents.

Question 6

Sediment

Answer 6

Solid material that is moved and deposited in another place. Often sediment is made of rocks and materials, but it can also be the remains of plants and animals.

Question 7

Submerged

Answer 7

Completely covered by water.

Question 8

Swells

Answer 8

A series of surface waves created by wind from far away weather systems. Smaller choppy waves combine to form a swell, which moves water forward with more energy then a smaller wave. Swells often have a long wavelength, which is the distance between waves,and they can travel long distances.