Chapter 6 Review

Wave with a white foamy top due to strong winds.

• whitecap
• period
• breaker
• ocean swell

The length of time between one crest and the next.

• whitecap
• period
• breaker
• ocean swell

Wave with a white crest due to shallow water.

• whitecap
• period
• breaker
• ocean swell

Gentle, rolling wave that may appear even during calm weather.

• whitecap
• period
• breaker
• ocean swell

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Giant wave, usually caused by an undersea earthquake.

• whitecap
• period
• breaker
• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

what movements of ocean water are caused primarily by the moon?

What type of tide is higher than normal at high tide and lower than normal at low tide?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a strong current that forms as a wave retreats through a gap in a sandbar?

What type of current flows horizontally along the surface of

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of current is made of seawater mixed with mixed mud or silt and can erode the ocean floor to produce submarine canyons?

• salinity current
• countercurrent
• upwelling
• turbidity current