ESS - Oceanography - Ocean Waves, Tides, and Currents

Ocean waves are mostly generated by what?

• Wind blowing over the water surface.
• Earthquakes shaking the seafloor.
• Meteors crashing into the ocean.
• Ships and boats sinking under the water.

What is the highest point of a wave called?

• Crest
• Trough
• Wave height
• Wavelength

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

• Crest
• Trough
• Wave height
• Wavelength

What is the vertical distance between the crest and the trough on a wave?

• Wave height
• Wavelength
• Tidal range
• Tidal cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the horizontal distance between the crests of two adjacent waves?

• Wave height
• Wavelength
• Tidal range
• Tidal cycle

What is the difference in height between successive high and low tides?

• Wave height
• Wavelength
• Tidal range
• Tidal cycle

What wave height factor involves the expanse of water that wind blows across?

• Wind fetch
• Wind duration
• Wind speed
• Wind direction

What wave height factor involves the time the wind can blow without being interrupted?

• Wind fetch
• Wind duration
• Wind speed
• Wind direction

What wave height factor involves how fast the wind blows?

• Wind fetch
• Wind duration
• Wind speed
• Wind direction

What are the periodic rise and fall of sea level?

• Tides
• Waves
• Currents
• Salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6