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The time it takes two successive crests of an ocean wave to pass a given point is called a?
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∙ 7y ago
A wave length.
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wave period
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∙ 10y agowave period
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∙ 11y agoThat length of time is the 'period' of the wave.
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∙ 13y agoThe period
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∙ 14y agofrequency
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∙ 8y agoperiod
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The time it takes two successive crests of an ocean wave to pass a given point is called a .?
A wave length.
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What is a breaker in the ocean?
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What sea supports India's beaches?
India sticks out into an ocean that bears it name, the "Indian Ocean". The Indian Ocean to the west side of India is called the "Arabian Sea" and the Indian Ocean to the east side of India is called the "Bay of Bengal" to the south of India round Siri Lanka is the Indian Ocean is given the name the "Laccadive Sea".
How long is wavelength?
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Why himalaya called climatic divide?
A boundary between regions having different types of climate.The most effective climatic divides are the crests of mountain ranges. The boundary between two well-defined ocean currents may also act as a climatic divide.
