The Movement of Ocean Water Chapter 14 The Movement of Ocean Water Chap 14, Sect 3 (Waves) Objectives: Identify the parts of a wave. Describe how ocean waves form and move.
Things that make you go hmmm….. Is a wave different from a surface current? Is a wave different from the tide?
Wave wave movement animation Website for image and wave explanation (double click links to open in your browser)
How do waves change the shore line? Longshore currents-when waves hit shore at an angle, causing water to move along shore in a current. These currents tear down and build up the coastline. Longshore current animation (double click links to open in your browser)
Tsunami Waves that form from sudden movement of ocean water: earthquakes Tsunami Animation (double click links to open in your browser)