Oceans Review

The lowest part of the wave is?

• trough
• crest
• point of origin
• compression point

The highest point of a wave is?

• crest
• trough
• point of origin
• comppression point

Surface currents are caused by?

• Floods
• Warm water.
• Winds.
• The equator.

crest to crest or trough to trough

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

What is a water current that travels near and parallel to the shoreline?

• Undertow
• Longshore current
• Whitecaps
• Swells

Which of the following is not a cause of a tsunami? 

• Volcanic eruption
• Tornado
• Submarine earthquakes
• Landslide

Water-filled gaps between the mainland and barrier island where the amount of water changes due to the tides are called___.

• estuary
• barrier islands
• shoreline
• inlets

Anything that can harm our natural environment (e.g., when foreign substances mix and dissolve in water, air, and soil) is called ___.

• foreign substances
• pollution
• natural resources
• gas

_______ is where the top of the wave curls over

• crest
• trough
• breaker
• fault

The regular rise and fall of the ocean water is called

• waves
• currents
• tides
• beaches