7th Class Social Science Drainage Question Bank The Hydrosphere - Diffrentiate Between

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    Waves and Tides

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    Waves Tides
    · Waves are the undulating rise and fall of water. They are created when winds blow over the oceans and seas. · The peak of the wave is known as the crest and the lowest point as the trough. · The greater the wind speed the higher and more powerful the waves collide with one another producing surf. · Waves break at the coast because water becomes shallow near the coast · Tides are rhythmic in nature. Tides are large scale movement of ocean waters under the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. · Tides occur twice a day near coastal areas. · A rise in the level of ocean water is called high tide while a fall in the water level of the ocean


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