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A Wave Begins to "Feel the Bottom" at a Water

Question 59

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A wave begins to "feel the bottom" at a water depth equal to ____.

A) wave length
B) 2 to 3 times wave height
C) the edge of the continental shelf
D) half a wave length
E) wave amplitude

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