Facts about Waves

WALT: Skim and scan for facts on how waves are made.

 

1. Waves a mainly a product of wind.
2. Waves make their way throughout the ocean and are affected by variances in the bottom of the ocean floor.
3. Sand banks are always changing at beach banks.
4. When waves reach shallow waters, they tend to slow down.
5. Sand ridges along the ocean floor, which rise near to the shore of the water.