Marine Eco Final Review 1-2

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest
• the trough
• the top
• the coast 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The lowest point on a wave is the:

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Trough
• Wavelength

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What starts a tsunami?

• Nick

• When rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault

• A series of underwater earthquakes

• LCHS winning a state tournament

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Most tsunamis occur here.

• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tides are caused by

• strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
• the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
• the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
• variations in the salinity of ocean water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull
• Sun’s gravitational pull
• Earth’s gravitational pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What do we call a tide that has a large tidal range?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

What do we call tides that have a smaller tidal range that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

• Neap Tide
• Spring Tide
• Larger Change
• Smaller Change