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Chapter 18 Ocean MotionChapter 19 Oceanography Chapter 18.3 and 19.1 Notes Guide Waves A __wave___ is a rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter in space. In the ocean, waves move through _seawater__. Waves look like __hills__ and valleys. Waves are created by friction from ___wind_____. Waves Continued The __crest_____ is the high point of a wave. The __trough___ is the low point of a wave. Wavelength is the horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two waves. Wave height is the vertical distance between crest and trough. Half the distance of the wave heig