Marine Chapter 4 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. the lowest point of a wave.
  2. 7. an area of rapid seaward-flowing water.
  3. 8. the highest point of a wave.
  4. 11. the tides with a small tidal range. Occur in the Quarter phases of the moon.
  5. 12. the distance from crest to crest of a wave
  6. 14. one half of the wave height
Down
  1. 1. incoming, or rising, tide.
  2. 3. long, fast waves produced by earthquakes and other Seismic disturbances on the sea floor.
  3. 4. the tides with a large tidal range. Occur in the new and full Moon phases.
  4. 5. the change in the direction of a wave as it moves into shallow water.
  5. 6. the movement of water or sediment down a shore in the direction of the wave action.
  6. 9. tide where the water is rushing back toward the sea.
  7. 10. a force that causes the surface of the water to return to an undisturbed state.
  8. 13. Waves that form at the surface of a body of water.