Oceanic Waves

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Across
  1. 2. sand movement along the beach due to waves
  2. 5. the horizontal distance between crests
  3. 6. near the shore the wave height
  4. 8. a swimmer can escape a rip current by swimming across the current ___ to the beach
  5. 9. the highest part of a wave
  6. 11. The vertical distance from the crest to the trough
  7. 12. most waves form when ___ blowing across the water's surface transmit energy to the water
  8. 14. ___ with the ocean floor causes waves to slow down near the shore
Down
  1. 1. a rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening
  2. 3. near the shore the wavelength
  3. 4. waves approach the beach at an ____
  4. 7. movement of energy through a body of water
  5. 10. the lowest part of a wave
  6. 13. a long ridge where waves deposit sand