Waves Earth and Space

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Across
  1. 1. waves of different heights and wavelengths and directions
  2. 5. rounded waves that have left the area that generated them
  3. 6. lowest point on a wave
  4. 7. a disturbance that travels through a medium
  5. 9. groups of similar waves traveling together
  6. 11. paws small waves that are also called capillary
  7. 12. what a wave needs to travel through
  8. 14. speed of a wave with a period of 10 seconds and a length of 40 meters
  9. 15. focuses wave energy on headlands
  10. 16. direction that persistent winds are arranged
  11. 18. distance between two successive wave crests
  12. 19. interference resulting in increased wave height
  13. 23. place where high waves are the most common
  14. 25. shape traced by a water particle as a wave passes
  15. 26. breakers that form tubes
  16. 27. narrow, strong, seaward current perpendicular to the shore
  17. 28. time required to move a distance equal to one wave length
Down
  1. 1. water level between the crest and the trough
  2. 2. distance the wind blows across the water
  3. 3. seismic sea wave
  4. 4. current parallel to the shore
  5. 7. vertical distance between crest and trough
  6. 8. sorts waves by period and wavelength
  7. 10. addition or subtraction of waves
  8. 13. speed of the wind
  9. 17. breakers on gradual slopes
  10. 20. U.S. navy ship
  11. 21. highest point on a wave
  12. 22. structures used to reduce longshore or beach drift
  13. 24. no waves, flat sea surface