Waves

The highest part of a wave is

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Wave height

Swash is

• Water rushing back to the sea

• The distance waves travel

• Rush of water up to the beach after a wave breaking

• The highest part of the wave

The lowest part of a wave is

• Crest

• Bottom

• Base

• Trough

Wave length is described as

• Distance between wave and beach

• Distance between surfer and wave

• Distance between crest and crest

• Distance between crest and trough

Which is not a type of break

• Beachbreak

• Reefbreak

• Pointbreak

• Oceanbreak

Another name for a plunging wave is a

• Dumper

• Thumper

• Smasher

• Crasher

The distance a wave travels is called the

• Throw

• Fetch

• Gather

• Push

A wave that is produced on a gently slopping sea floor is called a

• Spilling wave

• Plunging wave

• Sound wave

• Blushing wave

A wave that breaks quickly on the shore as the sea floor is steep called a

• Spilling wave

• Plunging wave

• Royal wave

• Surging wave

The best type of wave for surfing is called a

• Plunging wave

• SIK wave

• Spilling wave

• Thumping wave