Question 1

The speed of a shallow water wave is a function of wave period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Waves that are moving faster than local wind and are sorted out be wavelength are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  capillary waves. 
B)  constructive waves. 
C)  surf. 
D)  swell. 
E)  wind waves. 
A)  capillary waves. 
B)  constructive waves. 
C)  surf. 
D)  swell. 
E)  wind waves.

Question 4

The time between two successive waves is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  crest. 
B)  frequency. 
C)  height. 
D)  period. 
E)  trough. 
A)  crest. 
B)  frequency. 
C)  height. 
D)  period. 
E)  trough.

Question 5

tide

Accepted Answer

A) density 
B) wind 
C) constructive interference 
D) gravitational forces 
E) tectonic activity
F)refraction
G)destructive interference
H)reflection 
A) density 
B) wind 
C) constructive interference 
D) gravitational forces 
E) tectonic activity
F)refraction
G)destructive interference
H)reflection

Question 6

Refer to the figure below detailing wave characteristics. Use the information on the figure to answer the following question(s).
  
-The lowest part of the wave corresponds to the number:

Accepted Answer

A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  3. 
D)  4. 
E)  5. 
A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  3. 
D)  4. 
E)  5.

Question 7

A deep-water wave occurs when the water depth is equal to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the fetch. 
B)  wave height. 
C)  wavelength. 
D)  ½ of wavelength. 
E)  1/20 of wavelength. 
A)  the fetch. 
B)  wave height. 
C)  wavelength. 
D)  ½ of wavelength. 
E)  1/20 of wavelength.

Question 8

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 9

The R/V Spartina is cruising off the Georgia coast taking water and sediment samples when she encounters a storm. The ship's captain asks you to assist him by calculating the frequency of the waves and the wavelength. The wave speed is measured at 4 meters per minute. The wave period is determined to be 12 seconds. What is the wavelength of the storm swells encountered by the R/V Spartina?

Accepted Answer

To calculate the wavelength of the storm

Question 10

gravity wave

Accepted Answer

A) density 
B) wind 
C) constructive interference 
D) gravitational forces 
E) tectonic activity
F)refraction
G)destructive interference
H)reflection 
A) density 
B) wind 
C) constructive interference 
D) gravitational forces 
E) tectonic activity
F)refraction
G)destructive interference
H)reflection

Question 11

Describe the relationship between the following: wave height, wavelength, wave speed, and wave steepness.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between wave height, wa

Question 12

Waves that are breaking along the shore and are forming a curling crest over an air pocket are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  gravity waves. 
B)  plunging breakers. 
C)  spilling breakers. 
D)  surf. 
E)  swells. 
A)  gravity waves. 
B)  plunging breakers. 
C)  spilling breakers. 
D)  surf. 
E)  swells.

Question 13

Refer to the figure below detailing wave characteristics. Use the information on the figure to answer the following question(s).
  
-The crest is the portion of the wave corresponding to the number:

Accepted Answer

A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  3. 
D)  4. 
E)  5. 
A)  1. 
B)  2. 
C)  3. 
D)  4. 
E)  5.

The speed of a shallow water wave is a function of wave period.

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

Waves that are moving faster than local wind and are sorted out be wavelength are called:

The time between two successive waves is called the:

tide

Refer to the figure below detailing wave characteristics. Use the information on the figure to answer the following question(s). -The lowest part of the wave corresponds to the number:

A deep-water wave occurs when the water depth is equal to:

The ratio of wave height to wavelength is called the:

gravity wave

Describe the relationship between the following: wave height, wavelength, wave speed, and wave steepness.

Waves that are breaking along the shore and are forming a curling crest over an air pocket are called:

Refer to the figure below detailing wave characteristics. Use the information on the figure to answer the following question(s). -The crest is the portion of the wave corresponding to the number:

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Exam 8: Waves and Water Dynamics

The speed of a shallow water wave is a function of wave period.

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

Waves that are moving faster than local wind and are sorted out be wavelength are called:

The time between two successive waves is called the:

tide

Refer to the figure below detailing wave characteristics. Use the information on the figure to answer the following question(s). -The lowest part of the wave corresponds to the number:

A deep-water wave occurs when the water depth is equal to:

The ratio of wave height to wavelength is called the:

gravity wave

Describe the relationship between the following: wave height, wavelength, wave speed, and wave steepness.

Waves that are breaking along the shore and are forming a curling crest over an air pocket are called:

Refer to the figure below detailing wave characteristics. Use the information on the figure to answer the following question(s). -The crest is the portion of the wave corresponding to the number:

Introduction to Planet Earth

Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Provinces

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interface

Ocean Circulation

Tides

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

The Coastal Oceans

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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