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The energy moves, not the water
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What wave is similar to an ocean's wave?
A sound wave
What is a large wave created by an earthquake on the ocean floor?
A tsunami is an ocean wave caused by an earthquake.It is not a tidal wave.
What is a wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor called?
A wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor is called a tsunami.
What effects does the surface-wind pattern have on the circulation of the oceans?
The movement of wind over the surface of the ocean causes friction. The wind drags the ocean surface with it, making the pattern called surface-ocean wind-drift currents.
What is the vertical section of the ocean from the surface to the ocean floor referred to as?
This section of the ocean from floor to surface is called the water column.
Why is a ocean wave classified as a surface wave?
The energy moves, not the water
WHAT BEST DESCRIBES THE WAVE OF THE OCEAN?
surface waves
What is the most familiar kind of surface wave?
Ocean waves.
What is the definition of an ocean swell?
An ocean swell is rythmic rise and fall of the ocean surface, not quite a wave, but a significant movement.
What type of mechanical waves are water waves?
Yes, an ocean wave is a mechanical wave, since the water is the medium of the wave.
Which type of wave affects the surface of the land by causing it to rise and fall like waves on an ocean?
L-wave
What is the rise and fall in the surface level of the ocean caused by a giant wave?
The Answer is The Tide
What is a huge surface wave on the ocean caused by an under water earthquake?
tsunami
What does wave action involve?
the transfer of water moleclues across the ocean surface
What does surface wave mean?
In physics, a surface wave is a 90 degree wave that propagates along the interface of differing media. These waves can be mechanical or electromagnetic in nature. A common example is gravity waves along the surface of a liquid, such as ocean waves.
Ocean waves are what kind of wave type?
Ocean waves are mechanical waves. The waves on the surface are surface waves (particles move in a circular motion) while the waves in the depths are longitudinal (particles move parallel to the wave propogation).
What is a large wave caused by earthquakes or volcanoes deep beneath the ocean surface?
tunami
