Question

D. Explain the terms in one or two sentences:
b) Wavelength
a) Aquifer
c) Tsunami
d) Spring tide
e) Neap Tide
f) Ocean Currents​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt)

b) Wavelength is the distance between identical points (adjacent crests) in the adjacent cycles of a waveform signal propagated in space or along a wire

c) A tsunami is a catastrophic ocean wave, usually caused by a submarine earthquake, an underwater or coastal landslide, or a volcanic eruption

d)A spring tide is a common historical term that has nothing to do with the season of spring.

e) A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the least.

f) Ocean currents are the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater driven by gravity, wind (Coriolis Effect), and water density.