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Different
Types of
Waves
Ocean waves:
Many things can create waves on the ocean some of those things are as wind,
earthquakes, the current, etc. Also the sun and moon’s gravitational pull
controls the tide levels. Tide makes the water go up and down, whereas the
current in the water makes the water move horizontally.
Heat wave:
A heat wave is a basically a really intense hot spell, that would usually not
come during the year. In Europe, 2003, 14,802 people died in just one heat wave.
In UK, during the same year 2045 people died. Also during the same year in
Portugal 2099 people died just because of the one heat wave.
Greeting waves:
People wave to each other in greeting. There are many different types of
greeting waves. They usually correspond to the culture the people are in.
Ancient Indians raised their right hand like you do when you take an oath and
said something that sounded like “hou”.
Sound waves:
Sound waves are very similar to light
waves.
Sound waves have a crest, trough, etc. Just like light waves. Sound waves travel
outward from the source, just like when you throw a stone into a body of flat
water.
Seismic waves:
A seismic wave is basically an earthquake. Just like sound waves the earthquake
travels away from the source. Each ‘ripple’ is an aftershock. If you were
standing right where the earthquake started then you might
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