Making Waves Vocabulary

Front

What are small pieces of matter that have been carried into place by moving water?

Back

Sediment

Front

What does it mean to cause a disturbance?

Back

Kicks up

Front

What does it mean to wash gently against?

Back

Lap

Front

What does it mean to be filled with?

Back

Teeming

Front

What does it mean to support?

Back

Sustain

Front

What is the term for a large system of rotating ocean currents?

Back

Gyre

Front

What is the term for the speed of something in a given direction?

Back

Velocity

Front

What is the term for a barrier that prevents movement?

Back

Fences

Front

What does it mean when something is abundant or overflowing?

Back

Teeming

Front

What is the term for the process of moving sediment from one place to another?

Back

Erosion