Ocean Waves and Tides

Besides an earthquake, a tsunami can be caused by..

The difference in water level between high tide and low tide is called

Spring tides happen twice each lunar month as do neap tides most of the time.

lowest point on a wave

In the movie "Back to the Future Part I" what did the lightening hit?

When a surface wave collapses near the shore it is called a

Neap tides aren't as high or low as spring tides because...

distance from one wave crest to the next wave crest

The rise and fall of sea level

A Tsunami is a wave with a large

highest part of a wave

Spring tides occur when the alignment of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon form a

If low tide is at 10:30 am, about what time would high tide come in?

The average salinity of sea water is

Where are tsunamis the least destructive

Water particles in a surface wave move...

distance between a wave crest and the trough