Question 1

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 2

Another term for a storm surge is a storm seiche due to the amount of water forced ashore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What kind of flow is important in driving the ocean surface currents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wave frequency 
B)  West Wind Drift 
C)  Progressive waves 
D)  Stokes drift 
A)  Wave frequency 
B)  West Wind Drift 
C)  Progressive waves 
D)  Stokes drift

Question 5

What happens when a tsunami approaches the shore?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its velocity drops rapidly. 
B)  Its period remains the same. 
C)  Its wave height increases 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  Its velocity drops rapidly. 
B)  Its period remains the same. 
C)  Its wave height increases 
D)  All of these choices

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is a fetch?

Accepted Answer

A)  The undulation of dispersed waves across the surface of the ocean 
B)  The maximum wave size theoretically possible for a specific wind strength and duration 
C)  The uninterrupted distance over which wind blows 
D)  A progression of swells with the same origin 
A)  The undulation of dispersed waves across the surface of the ocean 
B)  The maximum wave size theoretically possible for a specific wind strength and duration 
C)  The uninterrupted distance over which wind blows 
D)  A progression of swells with the same origin

Question 8

What is the process of wave separation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Swells 
B)  Wave trains 
C)  Fully developed sea 
D)  Dispersion 
A)  Swells 
B)  Wave trains 
C)  Fully developed sea 
D)  Dispersion

Question 9

What factors are needed in wind wave development? What occurs after these waves develop?

Accepted Answer

Answer should include:
•	Wind strength i

Question 10

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

What determines the characteristics of ocean waves?

Another term for a storm surge is a storm seiche due to the amount of water forced ashore.

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

What kind of flow is important in driving the ocean surface currents?

What happens when a tsunami approaches the shore?

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

What is a fetch?

What is the process of wave separation?

What factors are needed in wind wave development? What occurs after these waves develop?

How often do destructive tsunamis strike somewhere in the world?

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

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Exam 10: Waves

What determines the characteristics of ocean waves?

Another term for a storm surge is a storm seiche due to the amount of water forced ashore.

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

What kind of flow is important in driving the ocean surface currents?

What happens when a tsunami approaches the shore?

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

What is a fetch?

What is the process of wave separation?

What factors are needed in wind wave development? What occurs after these waves develop?

How often do destructive tsunamis strike somewhere in the world?

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