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What does fetch mean when describing wind-generated waves?
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5 Waves and Tides Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 5 Waves and Tides, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
In ordinary surface waves, water particles mostly travel forward with the wave crest. True or false?
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
What term describes waves that travel away from the area where the wind created them?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Wave period is the .
05
True or false
1 point
The Moon’s gravitational pull is the main cause of tides, while the Sun makes a smaller contribution.
- A
True
- B
False
06
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1 point
At a coastal location, the tide is rising toward high tide. What is the incoming flow of water called?
- A
Ebb current
- B
Slack water
- C
Flood current
07
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1 point
Tidal heights are measured relative to a reference level called a .
08
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A location has two high tides and two low tides of roughly similar heights during each lunar day. Which tidal pattern does it have?
- A
One high tide and one low tide per lunar day
- B
Two high tides and two low tides of roughly similar heights per lunar day
- C
Two high tides and two low tides that differ noticeably in height
09
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Select all the factors that chiefly influence the size of wind-generated waves.
- A
Wind speed
- B
The local shape of the ocean basin
- C
How long the wind blows
- D
Fetch over open water
- E
The phase of the Moon
10
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Select all the local conditions that can affect the timing and height of tides by influencing how tidal water moves.
- A
Ocean-basin shape
- B
Coastline shape
- C
Wind fetch
- D
Seafloor depth
- E
Friction
11
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1 point
Waves entering shallow water bend so their crests align more nearly with the shoreline. What is this change in direction called?
- A
Longshore drift
- B
Refraction
- C
Slack water
12
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During which arrangement does tidal range tend to be greatest during a spring tide?
- A
The Sun, Moon, and Earth are nearly aligned
- B
The Sun and Moon act from roughly right angles
- C
The tide turns between rising and falling
13
Open ended
1 point
Explain how waves approaching a coast can change shape and move sediment. Include what happens as they enter shallower water and how waves approaching at an angle can affect sand along the shore.
14
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1 point
If wind speed and duration stay the same, how does a greater fetch generally affect wave size?
- A
Wave size generally decreases.
- B
Wave size generally increases.
- C
Wave size is unaffected by fetch.
- D
Waves stop carrying energy forward.
15
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1 point
Which conditions would generally produce the largest wind-generated waves?
- A
A short, light wind over a small area of water
- B
A strong wind blowing for a long time over a long stretch of open water
- C
A strong wind blowing briefly over a short stretch of open water
- D
A light wind blowing for a long time over a short stretch of open water
16
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1 point
A coast has little local wind, but waves arrive after traveling across the ocean from a distant storm. What are these waves called?
- A
Waves created by tides moving into a bay
- B
Waves that form only when local winds are strong
- C
Waves that have traveled away from the area where the wind created them
- D
Waves that break as soon as they reach shallow water
17
Written response
1 point
As sea level rises toward high tide, what is the incoming flow called?
18
Written response
1 point
A lunar day lasts about 24 hours and 50 minutes. Express this duration as a whole number of minutes.
19
True or false
1 point
At a coastal inlet, the tide has stopped falling and is about to begin rising. Is this turning interval called slack water?
- A
True
- B
False
20
Written response
1 point
A coastal location has one high tide and one low tide during each lunar day. What is this tidal pattern called?