Question 1

The ratio of wave height to wavelength is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) frequency. 
B) period. 
C) wave height. 
D) wavelength. 
E) wave steepness. 
A) frequency. 
B) period. 
C) wave height. 
D) wavelength. 
E) wave steepness.

Question 2

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC)was established in 1946 to coordinate data from seismic waves in the Pacific Ocean and around the Pacific rim to issue tsunami warnings to 25 Pacific rim nations when data suggest a tsunami is imminent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A wave train is caused by wave energy moving more slowly than individual waves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A wave will begin to break when:

Accepted Answer

A) distance from shore < wavelength. 
B) steepness = 1:7. 
C) water depth = wave height. 
D) water depth = wavelength/20. 
E) wavelength < wave height. 
A) distance from shore < wavelength. 
B) steepness = 1:7. 
C) water depth = wave height. 
D) water depth = wavelength/20. 
E) wavelength < wave height.

Question 5

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-ocean waves

Accepted Answer

A) movement of air across the air-water interface 
B) destructive interference 
C) movement of water of different densities along a water-water interface 
D) the energy that causes ocean waves to form 
E) movement of different air masses along an air-air interface
F)waves at the ocean surface involving longitudinal and transverse waves
G)constructive interference
H)reflection 
A) movement of air across the air-water interface 
B) destructive interference 
C) movement of water of different densities along a water-water interface 
D) the energy that causes ocean waves to form 
E) movement of different air masses along an air-air interface
F)waves at the ocean surface involving longitudinal and transverse waves
G)constructive interference
H)reflection

Question 6

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

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A)  longitudinal 
B)  orbital 
C)  progressive 
D)  spilling 
E)  transverse 
A)  longitudinal 
B)  orbital 
C)  progressive 
D)  spilling 
E)  transverse

Question 7

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-minimum depth for generation of deep-water waves

Accepted Answer

A) wavelength/20 
B) 1/period 
C) steepness = 1:7 
D) 5.67 $ \sqrt{\operatorname{depth}(f t)} $ 
E) 1.25 $ \sqrt{L(\text { meters })} $
F)wavelength/period
G)wave height
H)wavelength/2 
A) wavelength/20 
B) 1/period 
C) steepness = 1:7 
D) 5.67 $ \sqrt{\operatorname{depth}(f t)} $ 
E) 1.25 $ \sqrt{L(\text { meters })} $
F)wavelength/period
G)wave height
H)wavelength/2

Question 8

The speed of a deep-water wave is proportional to:

Accepted Answer

A) water depth. 
B) wave frequency. 
C) wave height. 
D) wave speed or celerity. 
E) wavelength. 
A) water depth. 
B) wave frequency. 
C) wave height. 
D) wave speed or celerity. 
E) wavelength.

Question 9

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-orbital waves

Accepted Answer

A) movement of air across the air-water interface 
B) destructive interference 
C) movement of water of different densities along a water-water interface 
D) the energy that causes ocean waves to form 
E) movement of different air masses along an air-air interface
F)waves at the ocean surface involving longitudinal and transverse waves
G)constructive interference
H)reflection 
A) movement of air across the air-water interface 
B) destructive interference 
C) movement of water of different densities along a water-water interface 
D) the energy that causes ocean waves to form 
E) movement of different air masses along an air-air interface
F)waves at the ocean surface involving longitudinal and transverse waves
G)constructive interference
H)reflection

Question 10

A tsunami may result from:

Accepted Answer

A) a large deep-water wave. 
B) a storm surge. 
C) an intense storm. 
D) constructive wave interference. 
E) tectonic activity on the seafloor. 
A) a large deep-water wave. 
B) a storm surge. 
C) an intense storm. 
D) constructive wave interference. 
E) tectonic activity on the seafloor.

Question 11

Waves converge on headlands due to:

Accepted Answer

A) constructive interference. 
B) destructive interference. 
C) wave diffraction. 
D) wave reflection. 
E) wave refraction. 
A) constructive interference. 
B) destructive interference. 
C) wave diffraction. 
D) wave reflection. 
E) wave refraction.

Question 12

The R/V Sea Serpent is in the Gulf of Mexico sampling gag grouper populations when it encountered the feeder bands from a tropical storm. Assuming that the R/V Sea Serpent is in deep water, calculate the wave speed and the wavelength of the storm-generated waves. The wave period (T)is 2.5 seconds.

Accepted Answer

To calculate the wave speed, we can use

Question 13

-Compare shallow-water and deep-water waves.

Accepted Answer

Water particles in a wave travel in a ci

Question 14

In general the restoring force for most wind-generated waves is:

Accepted Answer

A) cohesion of water molecules. 
B) gravity. 
C) seismic activity. 
D) surface tension of water molecules. 
E) wind. 
A) cohesion of water molecules. 
B) gravity. 
C) seismic activity. 
D) surface tension of water molecules. 
E) wind.

Question 15

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-diameter of orbital wave at the surface

Accepted Answer

A) wavelength/20 
B) 1/period 
C) steepness = 1:7 
D) 5.67 $ \sqrt{\operatorname{depth}(f t)} $ 
E) 1.25 $ \sqrt{L(\text { meters })} $
F)wavelength/period
G)wave height
H)wavelength/2 
A) wavelength/20 
B) 1/period 
C) steepness = 1:7 
D) 5.67 $ \sqrt{\operatorname{depth}(f t)} $ 
E) 1.25 $ \sqrt{L(\text { meters })} $
F)wavelength/period
G)wave height
H)wavelength/2

Question 16

Standing waves may be caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) constructive interference. 
B) destructive interference. 
C) wave diffraction. 
D) wave reflection. 
E) wave refraction 
A) constructive interference. 
B) destructive interference. 
C) wave diffraction. 
D) wave reflection. 
E) wave refraction

Question 17

Which of the following, from earliest to latest, represents the typical wave formation?

Accepted Answer

A) sea, surf, swell 
B) sea, swell, surf 
C) surf, swell, sea 
D) surf, sea, swell 
E) swell, sea, surf 
A) sea, surf, swell 
B) sea, swell, surf 
C) surf, swell, sea 
D) surf, sea, swell 
E) swell, sea, surf

Question 18

The largest wind-generated waves tend to be associated with the:

Accepted Answer

A) equatorial doldrums. 
B) horse latitudes. 
C) polar regions. 
D) trade winds. 
E) westerlies. 
A) equatorial doldrums. 
B) horse latitudes. 
C) polar regions. 
D) trade winds. 
E) westerlies.

Question 19

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-deepest water depth of the circular motion of water molecules

Accepted Answer

A) wavelength/20 
B) 1/period 
C) steepness = 1:7 
D) 5.67 $ \sqrt{\operatorname{depth}(f t)} $ 
E) 1.25 $ \sqrt{L(\text { meters })} $
F)wavelength/period
G)wave height
H)wavelength/2 
A) wavelength/20 
B) 1/period 
C) steepness = 1:7 
D) 5.67 $ \sqrt{\operatorname{depth}(f t)} $ 
E) 1.25 $ \sqrt{L(\text { meters })} $
F)wavelength/period
G)wave height
H)wavelength/2

Question 20

As a wave begins to feel bottom near a shoreline, its wave height:

Accepted Answer

A) decreases and its steepness decreases. 
B) decreases and its wavelength increases. 
C) increases and its frequency decreases. 
D) increases and its wavelength decreases 
E) increases and its wavelength remains the same. 
A) decreases and its steepness decreases. 
B) decreases and its wavelength increases. 
C) increases and its frequency decreases. 
D) increases and its wavelength decreases 
E) increases and its wavelength remains the same.

The ratio of wave height to wavelength is called the:

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC)was established in 1946 to coordinate data from seismic waves in the Pacific Ocean and around the Pacific rim to issue tsunami warnings to 25 Pacific rim nations when data suggest a tsunami is imminent.

A wave train is caused by wave energy moving more slowly than individual waves.

A wave will begin to break when:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -ocean waves

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -minimum depth for generation of deep-water waves

The speed of a deep-water wave is proportional to:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -orbital waves

A tsunami may result from:

Waves converge on headlands due to:

The R/V Sea Serpent is in the Gulf of Mexico sampling gag grouper populations when it encountered the feeder bands from a tropical storm. Assuming that the R/V Sea Serpent is in deep water, calculate the wave speed and the wavelength of the storm-generated waves. The wave period (T)is 2.5 seconds.

-Compare shallow-water and deep-water waves.

In general the restoring force for most wind-generated waves is:

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -diameter of orbital wave at the surface

Standing waves may be caused by:

Which of the following, from earliest to latest, represents the typical wave formation?

The largest wind-generated waves tend to be associated with the:

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -deepest water depth of the circular motion of water molecules

As a wave begins to feel bottom near a shoreline, its wave height:

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The ratio of wave height to wavelength is called the:

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC)was established in 1946 to coordinate data from seismic waves in the Pacific Ocean and around the Pacific rim to issue tsunami warnings to 25 Pacific rim nations when data suggest a tsunami is imminent.

A wave train is caused by wave energy moving more slowly than individual waves.

A wave will begin to break when:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -ocean waves

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -minimum depth for generation of deep-water waves

The speed of a deep-water wave is proportional to:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -orbital waves

A tsunami may result from:

Waves converge on headlands due to:

The R/V Sea Serpent is in the Gulf of Mexico sampling gag grouper populations when it encountered the feeder bands from a tropical storm. Assuming that the R/V Sea Serpent is in deep water, calculate the wave speed and the wavelength of the storm-generated waves. The wave period (T)is 2.5 seconds.

-Compare shallow-water and deep-water waves.

In general the restoring force for most wind-generated waves is:

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -diameter of orbital wave at the surface

Standing waves may be caused by:

Which of the following, from earliest to latest, represents the typical wave formation?

The largest wind-generated waves tend to be associated with the:

Match the term or person with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -deepest water depth of the circular motion of water molecules

As a wave begins to feel bottom near a shoreline, its wave height:

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Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Provinces

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interaction

Ocean Circulation

Tides

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

The Coastal Ocean

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Animals of the Benthic Environment

The Oceans and Climate Change

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