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the movement of energy through a body of water
a) wavelength
b) wave
c) groin
d) tsunami

the horizontal distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave
a) wave
b) wavelength
c) rip current
d) groin

the number of waves that pass a specific point in a given amount of time
a) wave length
b) wave
c) wave height
d) frequency

ther verticle distance from the crest of a wave to the trough
a) rip current
b) tsunami
c) wave height
d) groin

a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
a) rip current
b) tsunami
c) frequency
d) groin

movement of water and sediment down a beach caused by waves coming in to shoare at an angle
a) wavelength
b) wave
c) wave height
d) longshore drift

a rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening in a sandbar
a) groin
b) wave
c) rip current
d) frequency

a wall made of rocks or concrete that is built outward from a beach to reduce erosion
a) groin
b) wavelength
c) tsunami
d) rip current

smooth, nearly flat region of the ocean floor
a) abyssal plain
b) trench
c) sonar
d) continental shelf

a deep, steep sided canyon in the ocean floor
a) wave
b) trench
c) sonar
d) neritic zone

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