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Question #1
What term describes the time it takes for a wave to move a distance of one wavelength?
A.
wave period
B.
wave trough
C.
wave crest
D.
wave progression
E.
wave frequency
Question #2
If you are a diver and a wave passed over you with a wavelength of 50 meters, what is the deepest depth you can descend to still be able to notice the wave?
A.
5 meters
B.
100 meters
C.
10 meters
D.
25 meters
E.
15 meters
Question #3
What can be categorized as a deep-water wave?
A.
seismic sea wave
B.
seiche wave
C.
capillary wave
D.
tide
E.
tsunami
Question #4
Why does the moon have more of an impact on tides than the sun?
A.
The moon revolves around the sun.
B.
The size of the moon is more in balance to Earth.
C.
The sun has more power over the tides than the moon.
D.
The moon is closer to Earth.
E.
Earth revolves around the sun.
Question #5
What type of tide will result from the sun and moon forming a right angle with Earth?
A.
ebb tide
B.
neap tide
C.
solar tide
D.
spring tide
E.
flood tide
Question #6
What is an ebb current?
A.
The fall in sea level as a tide trough approaches
B.
A time of no currents
C.
The rise in sea level as a tide crest approaches
D.
The rise in sea level as a tide trough approaches
E.
The fall in sea level as a tide crest approaches
Question #7
What type of tidal patterns exists on the west coast of the United States, which receives two high tides and two low tides of varying heights per day?
A.
semidiurnal tides
B.
neap tides
C.
semidiurnal mixed tides
D.
spring tides
E.
diurnal tides
Question #8
What is the name for a coast in which the dominant processes are those that remove coastal material?
A.
Passive coasts
B.
Erosional coasts
C.
Active coasts
D.
Eustatic coast
E.
Depositional coasts
Question #9
What is a coastal cell?
A.
A section of coastline that is heavily influenced by an atmospheric cell above
B.
An active section of coastline
C.
An area of current-driven movement of sand just offshore
D.
A section of coastline that has a balanced input and output of sand
E.
A current that conducts sediments towards the shore
Question #10
Which of the following are formed when the longshore current slows?
A.
Sand spits
B.
Deltas
C.
Moraines
D.
Barrier islands
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