Currents/ Waves

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

What is the primary source of energy that generates most ocean waves?

• earthquakes
• wind
• asteriods falling in the ocean
• volcanic eruptions

What is a trough?

• highest point on a wave
• lowest point on a wave
• longest point on a wave
• shortest point on a wave

What is a crest?

• lowest point of a wave
• longest part of a wave
• shortest part of a wave
• highest point of a wave

What is the distance between two waves?

• wave period
• wave frequency
• wave length
• wave height

Which vocabulary term is used to identify point A on the diagram?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Trough

What is distance from a wave's crest to the trough called?

• wave height
• wave length
• wave frequency
• wave period

Which would have warmer land?

• Land at A
• Land at B
• Same temperature for A and B

Why is land at A warmer than land at B?

• The surface current comes from the equator
• The surface current comes from the poles

Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above