| A | B |
| Wave | a rythmic movement that carries energy matter or space |
| Wave Height | the vertical measure of a wave |
| Wave Length | the horizontal measure of a wave |
| Trough | the lowest point on a wave |
| Crest | the highest point on a wave |
| Breaker | when a wave crest falls and water tumbles over on itself |
| Tide | the rise and fall in sea level |
| Tidal Range | the difference between the level of the ocean at high tide and low tide |
| Spring Tides | when the moon, earth, and sun all line up together and high tides are higher and low tides are lower then normal |
| Neap Tides | when the sun, earth, and moon form a right angle and the low tides are higher and the high tides are lower than normal |