| A | B |
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| tsunami | a huge wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcano |
| temperate | areas of Earth that have seasons with different ranges of temperatures; cold or mild winters and hot or warm summers |
| inlet | narrow strip of water going into land; a small bay |
| crest | The peak (top) of a wave. |
| spring tide | higher than usual tide that occurs during the full moon and new moon phases as a result of the sun, moon, and earth being in a straight line |
| trough | The bottom part of the wave |
| neap tide | A lower high tide that occurs when the sun pulls on the Earth at right angles to |
| fetch | the distance over which a wave travels |
| wavelength | The horizontal distance from one wave crest to another wave crest. |
| generated | produced or made by a physical or chemical change |
| shallow | not deep; something that is not very deep (as in water) |
| tides | The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the |
| bulge | A part that extends |
| gravitational | an adjective describing the force by which any two bodies attract each other |
| energy | waves are caused by the transfer of this from the wind to the water |
| equatorial | existing near or relating to the equator; warm all year round |
| climate | The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time. |
