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11 Cards in this Set
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wave
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the movement of energy through a body of water
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wavelength
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the 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 height
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the vertical distance from the crest to the trough
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tsunami
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a large wave usually caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor
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longshore drift
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water moves up and down a beach at an angle, washing the sand down the beach.
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groin
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a way to reduce beach erosion by building a wall of rocks or concrete
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intertidal zone
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an area that begins at the highest high-tide line on land
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neritic zone
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a zone that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf
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open-ocean zone
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an area beyond the edge of the continental shelf
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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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