
Matching Pairs Waves, Currents & TidesOnline version 5th Grade Science Unit by Julie Copeland 1 What causes surface currents? 2 How often do tides occur? 3 What are inlets? 4 What are estuaries? 5 Trough 6 Crest 7 Wave 8 Current 9 Wind 10 What are tides? 11 What is a barrier island? This occurs about twice a day. The lowest part of the wave The cause of most waves to form The highest part of a wave The repeated movement of water up and down The movement of Earth and the force and direction of wind. Pieces of land surrounded by water on all sides that protect the mainland. Water-filled spaces between barrier islands The regular rise and fall of the waters in oceans and seas. Flowing streams of water that move along a curved path through the ocean in a specific direction The area where a river meets the ocean

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Waves, Currents & TidesOnline version

5th Grade Science Unit

This occurs about twice a day.

The lowest part of the wave

The cause of most waves to form

The highest part of a wave

The repeated movement of water up and down

The movement of Earth and the force and direction of wind.

Pieces of land surrounded by water on all sides that protect the mainland.

Water-filled spaces between barrier islands

The regular rise and fall of the waters in oceans and seas.

Flowing streams of water that move along a curved path through the ocean in a specific direction

The area where a river meets the ocean