Question 1

What type of ocean wave has a disturbing force of sudden changes in atmospheric pressure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seiche waves 
B)  Capillary waves 
C)  Wind waves 
D)  Tidal waves 
A)  Seiche waves 
B)  Capillary waves 
C)  Wind waves 
D)  Tidal waves A

Question 2

The circulation motion of water particles at the surface continues underwater at orbits of decreasing diameter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Tsunamis are shallow-water waves because their wavelengths are so long that they will never be in water deeper than 
   its wavelength.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The tsunami that struck northern Japan in March 2011 began when a rupture along a submarine fault uplifted the sea surface by as much as 6 meters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What generates internal waves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wind energy 
B)  Tidal energy 
C)  Ocean currents 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  Wind energy 
B)  Tidal energy 
C)  Ocean currents 
D)  All of these choices

Question 6

The tidal waves portrayed to the general public are not true tidal waves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is a wave period?

Accepted Answer

A)  The horizontal distance between two successive crests or troughs 
B)  The number of waves passing a fixed point per second 
C)  The time for a wave to move the distance of one wavelength 
D)  The end of a wave train 
A)  The horizontal distance between two successive crests or troughs 
B)  The number of waves passing a fixed point per second 
C)  The time for a wave to move the distance of one wavelength 
D)  The end of a wave train

Question 8

How often do destructive tsunamis strike somewhere in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Approximately once a year 
B)  Approximately one every two years 
C)  Approximately once every decade 
D)  Approximately a few times per year 
A)  Approximately once a year 
B)  Approximately one every two years 
C)  Approximately once every decade 
D)  Approximately a few times per year

Question 9

Internal waves occur at the boundary between water layers of two different densities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is an ice quake?

Accepted Answer

A)  The force of that creates a wave 
B)  Ice that is smashed and ground together to form pressure ridges 
C)  The force that determines a wave's size 
D)  An ice shear zone where waves collide 
A)  The force of that creates a wave 
B)  Ice that is smashed and ground together to form pressure ridges 
C)  The force that determines a wave's size 
D)  An ice shear zone where waves collide

Question 11

What are the five different types of waves discussed in this chapter? Which waves are considered to be deep-water waves? Include the disturbing and restoring forces of these waves.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the five different types of...

Question 12

What drives a storm surge ashore?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frontal storms 
B)  Wind 
C)  Gravity 
D)  Currents 
A)  Frontal storms 
B)  Wind 
C)  Gravity 
D)  Currents

Question 13

The longer the wavelength is on a wave, the slower the wave energy moves through the water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What do tsunami warning networks use to monitor the sea surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sonar 
B)  Electromagnetic field detectors 
C)  Seismometers 
D)  Slocum gliders 
A)  Sonar 
B)  Electromagnetic field detectors 
C)  Seismometers 
D)  Slocum gliders

Question 15

How fast do wave trains travel in relation to individual waves in that train?

Accepted Answer

A)  One-third as fast 
B)  One-fourth as fast 
C)  One-half as fast 
D)  Twice as fast 
A)  One-third as fast 
B)  One-fourth as fast 
C)  One-half as fast 
D)  Twice as fast

Question 16

What determines the characteristics of ocean waves?

Accepted Answer

A)  The wavelength and wave period 
B)  The wave height and wave frequency 
C)  The wavelength and water depth 
D)  The wave period and wave frequency 
A)  The wavelength and wave period 
B)  The wave height and wave frequency 
C)  The wavelength and water depth 
D)  The wave period and wave frequency

Question 17

What is not true of a rogue wave?

Accepted Answer

A)  The constructive interference of many wavelengths 
B)  A wave much larger than the theoretical maximum wave sustained by a fully developed sea 
C)  A freak, unpredictable wave 
D)  A predictable but large wave 
A)  The constructive interference of many wavelengths 
B)  A wave much larger than the theoretical maximum wave sustained by a fully developed sea 
C)  A freak, unpredictable wave 
D)  A predictable but large wave

Question 18

Standing waves are important in the physics of what kind of wave?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seismic sea waves 
B)  Capillary waves 
C)  Seiche waves 
D)  Progressive waves 
A)  Seismic sea waves 
B)  Capillary waves 
C)  Seiche waves 
D)  Progressive waves

Question 19

How do wave trains travel? How do they interact with each other?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How do wave trains travel? How do...

Question 20

What occurs as a tsunami's circumference expands?

Accepted Answer

A)  The wave height increases 
B)  The energy dissipates 
C)  The period increases 
D)  The period decreases. 
A)  The wave height increases 
B)  The energy dissipates 
C)  The period increases 
D)  The period decreases.

What type of ocean wave has a disturbing force of sudden changes in atmospheric pressure?

The circulation motion of water particles at the surface continues underwater at orbits of decreasing diameter.

Tsunamis are shallow-water waves because their wavelengths are so long that they will never be in water deeper than its wavelength.

The tsunami that struck northern Japan in March 2011 began when a rupture along a submarine fault uplifted the sea surface by as much as 6 meters.

What generates internal waves?

The tidal waves portrayed to the general public are not true tidal waves.

What is a wave period?

How often do destructive tsunamis strike somewhere in the world?

Internal waves occur at the boundary between water layers of two different densities.

What is an ice quake?

What are the five different types of waves discussed in this chapter? Which waves are considered to be deep-water waves? Include the disturbing and restoring forces of these waves.

What drives a storm surge ashore?

The longer the wavelength is on a wave, the slower the wave energy moves through the water.

What do tsunami warning networks use to monitor the sea surface?

How fast do wave trains travel in relation to individual waves in that train?

What determines the characteristics of ocean waves?

What is not true of a rogue wave?

Standing waves are important in the physics of what kind of wave?

How do wave trains travel? How do they interact with each other?

What occurs as a tsunami's circumference expands?

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Exam 10: Waves

What type of ocean wave has a disturbing force of sudden changes in atmospheric pressure?

The circulation motion of water particles at the surface continues underwater at orbits of decreasing diameter.

Tsunamis are shallow-water waves because their wavelengths are so long that they will never be in water deeper than its wavelength.

The tsunami that struck northern Japan in March 2011 began when a rupture along a submarine fault uplifted the sea surface by as much as 6 meters.

What generates internal waves?

The tidal waves portrayed to the general public are not true tidal waves.

What is a wave period?

How often do destructive tsunamis strike somewhere in the world?

Internal waves occur at the boundary between water layers of two different densities.

What is an ice quake?

What are the five different types of waves discussed in this chapter? Which waves are considered to be deep-water waves? Include the disturbing and restoring forces of these waves.

What drives a storm surge ashore?

The longer the wavelength is on a wave, the slower the wave energy moves through the water.

What do tsunami warning networks use to monitor the sea surface?

How fast do wave trains travel in relation to individual waves in that train?

What determines the characteristics of ocean waves?

What is not true of a rogue wave?

Standing waves are important in the physics of what kind of wave?

How do wave trains travel? How do they interact with each other?

What occurs as a tsunami's circumference expands?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Tides

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

Marine Resources

The Ocean and the Environment

Filters