ocean waves 2018

The number of waves produced in one second is known as the 

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Crest 

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

_____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

• Amplitude
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Crest

Which statement correctly describes the motion of water particles due to the action of waves?

• they travel from one crest to another
• they move in opposite direction of the wave
• they rise and fall in a circular motion
• they move back and forth

crest to crest or trough to trough

• crest
• trough
• amplitude
• wavelength

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A wave can make a leaf bob up and down on the water, but it cannot move the leaf toward the shore. This is because waves only transfer

• A. matter.    
• B. energy.     
• C. media.  
• D. crests.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

Surface currents are caused by?

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

Why do waves increase in height as they approach the shore? 

• The waves begin to interact with the ocean floor.
• The water’s density decreases because it is warmer near the shore. 
• The wave particles speed up as they approach the land.
• The waves are forced into narrow inlets of land.

An earthquake causes a tsunami because force from the quake?

• meets the force of currents flowing in a different direction.
• Blows surface water away from the shore.
• Pulls water down toward the source of the quake.
• Pushes a large body of water up from the ocean floor.