1. 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.

2. Things that make you go hmmm…..
Is a wave different from a surface current?
Is a wave different from the tide?

4. Wave wave movement animation
Website for image and wave explanation (double click links to open in your browser)

6. 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)

7. Tsunami
Waves that form from sudden movement of ocean water: earthquakes
Tsunami Animation (double click links to open in your browser)