Waves and Tides

What name is given to large, destructive waves caused by underwater earthquakes and volcanoes?

• Spring tide
• Longshore current
• Tsunami
• Swell

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?

• rip tide
• spring tide
• neap tide
• breaker tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which type of tides have a smaller change in sea level due to the Earth, Moon, and Sun forming a right angle?

• High/Low

• Spring

• Neap

The distance between one crest and the next (or one trough and the next) is known as the ______________.

• Amplitude

• Wave Height

• Wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• the top
• peak
• crest
• trough

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

Water does not move, _____________ moves.

• Water
• Energy
• Waves
• Fish

What is the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans?

• Tide
• Wave

The horizontal distance between crests is the _____________.

• wavelength
• frequency
• wave height