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Wave
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the movement of energy through a body of water.
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Tsunami
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caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
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Wave lenght
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the long horizontal distance between crests.
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Frequency
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the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time.
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Wave hieght
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the vertical distance from the crests.
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Longshore drift
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the movement of sand along the beach.
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Rip current
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a rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening.
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Groin
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one way to reduce beach erosion is to build a wall of rocks or concrete. (outward from the beach)
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