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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Wave Size and Depth

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Waves breaking on the shore
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Waves Rolling

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the foamy surface of the ocean
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Waves in Motion

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Waves crash on a rocky shore.
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Ocean Waves

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a diagram showing the parts of an ocean wave
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The Anatomy of a Wave

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A wave curls near the shore.
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The Importance of a Wave

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a large storm wave crashes over a lighthouse at the end of a pier
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Storm Waves Strike

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On August 23, 2011 a 5.8 earthquake emanated from the little-known Central Virginia Seismic Zone. The epicenter was near Mineral, VA, but the tremor shook homes, schools, and office buildings in Washington, DC and beyond. In this brief video, Smithsonian e
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Demonstrating an Earthquake's Seismic Waves

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A screenshot from the video showing equipment on a research vessel.
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Wavechasers and the Samoan Passage

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a colored shakemap from the M5.8 Virginia Earthquake depicts the shake range and epicenter of the earthquake
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A Guide to Earthquake Lesson Plans

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Tsunami Science

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A tsunami is a set of waves created by a disturbance, likely an earthquake, which reaches the surface of the sea.
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Tsunami

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