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1. Frictional drag
Frictional drag is the friction on the water surface which causes oscillation of water and makes
ocean's water move forward and form waves.
2. Crest
Crest is the peak of the wave based on the vertically high point.
3. Trough
Trough is the lowest point on the wave.
4. Wave train
Wave train is waves travel in groups.
5. Tsunami
Tsunami is enormous waves caused by undersea earthquakes or other sharp motions in the seafloor.
6. Coastline
Coastline is the outline of a coast, especially with regard to its shape and appearance. That
can be devastated by tsunami.
7. Swell
Swell is mature undulations of water in the open ocean after wave energy has left the wave
generating region.
8. Wave of transition
Wave of transition is energy caused by friction moving the waves that passed between
water molecules in ripples.
9. Wake
Wake is movement on the water because of the small wave trains created by a boat.
10. Undulation
Undulation is the wave’s action of moving smoothly up and down. That also known as a
part of swells.
TEXT 6 1. How can a wave be various of size?
EXERCISE B Waves can be various of size because of the
wind speed and friction on the water’s 4.What is the difference between wake, swell,
surface or outside factors such as boats. and tsunami?
Wake is the small wave trains created by a
boat’s movement on the water, while Swells
are defined as mature undulations of water in
2. What is the main idea of paragraph the open ocean after wave energy has left the
one? wave generating region, and tsunami is the
Waves can vary in size and strength based enormous waves that caused by the undersea
on wind speed and friction on the water’s earthquakes or other sharp motions in the
surface or outside factors such as boats. seafloor.
8. Which of the following that define the massive waves which can destroy
the coastlines or even land?
a. wave train
b. wake
c. tsunami
d. swell
9. ‘ ......... since water is a flexible medium for energy transfer.’
What is the opposite meaning of the word flexible in the second sentence
of
last paragraph?
a. soft
b. static
c. rigid
d. stretchy
10. The word they in the last sentence of the last paragraph refers to?
a. waves
b. water molecules
c. energy
d. ripple
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