Oceanography: Waves

A wave can bring along an image of a jump rope being moved up and down; the crest seen as the highest point of the rope and the trough seen as the lowest point. The wavelength is the distance between one point on a wave to the corresponding point on the successive wave. The amplitude of a wave is measured by taking ½ of the wavelength. The wave height is the measurement from the crest to …

…and the behaviors of waves aids us in understand the basic nature that surrounds us. Waves are caused mainly by wind, gravitational pulls and seafloor displacement. In turn waves are a part of what makes up the world that breeds life; they are what put the ocean and its life in motion. Waves are a necessity when it comes to the life that resides in the ocean and the land around the body of water.