A wave can bring along an image of a jump rope being moved up and down; the crest seen as the highest point of the rope and the trough seen as the lowest point. The wavelength is the distance between one point on a wave to the corresponding point on the successive wave. The amplitude of a wave is measured by taking ½ of the wavelength. The wave height is the measurement from the crest to …showed first 75 words of 1563 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1563 total…and the behaviors of waves aids us in understand the basic nature that surrounds us. Waves are caused mainly by wind, gravitational pulls and seafloor displacement. In turn waves are a part of what makes up the world that breeds life; they are what put the ocean and its life in motion. Waves are a necessity when it comes to the life that resides in the ocean and the land around the body of water.