Here's everything you'll ever need (or want) to know about waves
PARTS OF THE WAVE
Crest: highest point of the wave
Trough: lowest part of the wave
Wave height: Vertical distance between any crest and succeeding trough
Wavelength: Horizontal distance between 2 successive crests or troughs
still water level: what water level is without waves
Period: Time it takes 2 successive crests to pass a fixed point (usually 6-16 seconds)
Waves are movements of energy, not water
The size of the wave depends on three things:
Fetch (span of open water over which the wind blows)
Speed of wind
Length of time the wind blows
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