Ocean Motion

Ocean Motion

9th - 12th Grade

14 Qs

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Ocean Motion

Ocean Motion

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS4-1, MS-ESS3-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sean Collier

Used 46+ times

FREE Resource

14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary source of energy that generates most ocean waves?
earthquakes
wind
asteriods falling in the ocean
volcanic eruptions

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a trough?
highest point on a wave
lowest point on a wave
longest point on a wave
shortest point on a wave

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a crest?
lowest point of a wave
longest part of a wave
shortest part of a wave
highest point of a wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the distance between two waves?
wave period
wave frequency
wave length
wave height

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a cause of a tsunami? 
Volcanic eruption
Tornado
Underwater earthquakes
Landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is distance from a wave's crest to the trough called?
wave height
wave length
wave frequency
wave period

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 
high
neap
low
spring

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