ZOL 303 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Landfall, Standing Wave, Turbidity
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Body waves: transfer energy through a body of material, seis(cid:373)ic (cid:449)a(cid:448)es that tra(cid:448)el through earth"s i(cid:374)terior. Longitudinal waves: particles move back and forth, ex. Transverse waves: particles move up and down, ex. Wave crest: highest part of a progressive wave above average water level. Wave trough: the depressed hollow between two crests, the valley between wave crests below the average water level in a progressive wave. Wave height (h: the vertical distance between the wave crest and the adjacent wave trough. Period (t: the time for one complete wavelength to pass a stationary point. Wavelength (l or : the horizontal distance between any point on one wave and the same point on the next wave. Frequency (f: the number of wavelengths to pass a fixed point per unit time, f = 1/t. Steepness: the ratio of wave height to wavelength (h:l, a measure of wave stability, a h: l of 1:7 is the boundary of a stable wave, ex.
