Waves Flashcards
are energy travelling along the interface between ocean and atmosphere, often transforming energy from a storm far out at sea over distances of several thousand kilometers
waves
the top of wave
crest
separates two crest
trough
halfway between crest and trough
still water level
vertical distance between crest and trough
wave height
horizontal distance between crest and trough
wave height
horizontal distance between successive crest
wave length
the time it takes one full wave to pass a fixed position
wave period
distance the wind has traveled across the open water.
Fetch
when critical point is reached where waves grow so tall that they topple over, forming ocena breakers
white caps
waves that are lower in height and longer in length and may carry the storms energy to distant shores
swell
trurbulent water created by breaking waves
surf
when turbulent sheet of water from collapsing breaks move up the slope of the beach
swash
when water flows back down the beach towards the surf zone when the energy of the swash that has been expended
backswash
the impact of waves as it crashes along the shore lines
Wave impact
