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What Causes Ocean Waves?. The winds causes waves on the surface of the ocean (and on lakes). The wind transfers some of its energy into the water, through friction between the air molecules and the water molecules). ... Introduction Why is the Ocean Salty? What Causes Waves? Tsunami The Water Cycle Ocean Animal Printouts...
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Waves.shtml
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Waves.shtml
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What causes waves? ... How are ocean waves described? ... Waves are created by wind tides and the Earth's rotational motion. Click here for a thorough explanation of The Birth of a Wave; or click here for another explanation...
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www.can-do.com/uci/lessons98/Oceanwaves.html
www.can-do.com/uci/lessons98/Oceanwaves.html
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How waves work and what causes them. Theory and principles. ... Thus long waves (ocean swell) extend much deeper down than short waves (chop). Waves with 100 metres between crests are common and could just stir the bottom down to a depth of 50m. Note that the depth of a wave has little to do with its height!
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www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/waves.htm
www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/waves.htm
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Ocean in Motion: Waves - Characteristics ... Everything from earthquakes to ship wakes creates waves; however, the most common cause is wind. As wind passes over the water's surface, friction forces it to ripple. The strength of the wind, the distance the wind blows (fetch) and the length of the gust (duration) determine...
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www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/motion/waves1.htm
www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/motion/waves1.htm
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Wind wave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In fluid dynamics, wind waves or, more precisely, wind-generated waves are surface waves that occur on the free surface of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and canals or even on small puddles and pond...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_wave
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When you're in boat in the ocean far from land, the waves come from every direction, because they can travel for many, many miles, and the wind blows in different directions in different areas and often changes from day to day.
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar2000/954527373.Es.r.ht...
www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar2000/954527373.Es.r.html
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Scientists use two measures to describe ocean waves: height and length. As is shown on the figure, wave height is defined as the height of the wave from the wave top, called the wave crest to the bottom of the wave, called the wave trough.
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www.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/waves.shtml
www.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/waves.shtml
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Ocean Stuct. ... Comprehension of the forcing factors that generate waves ... The Ocean Wave...
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www.indiana.edu/~g131/wavesN.html
www.indiana.edu/~g131/wavesN.html
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