Ocean Waves

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

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

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What is a trough?

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

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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

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Stronger winds create __________ waves.

• larger
• smaller

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

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Trough

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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

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

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

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What is represented at point 1?

• wave height
• wavelength
• crest
• trough

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What is represented at point 3?

• wave height
• wavelength
• crest
• trough

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