Question of the Day: Name:
Ocean Waves

 

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1. Sketch a simple diagram of an ocean wave and label its crest, trough, and wavelength.

 

 

2.  You are in a boat and you have a stopwatch.  How do you measure the period of the ocean waves passing beneath you? 

 

 

3. What generates the ocean waves?