Oceans Waves

__________ can be caused when huge amounts of water are displaced by an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or comet or meteorite strike.

• tsunamis

• thunderstorms

• tides

• currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Most ocean waves derive their energy and motion from the _______.

• wind

• sun

• moon

• clouds

The vertical distance between the halfway point of the wave and the trough or the crest is its

• amplitude

• crest

• tide

• swell

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The high point of a wave is the

• crest

• trough

• drop

• swell

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The low point of a wave is the

• crest

• trough

• drop

• swell

The horizontal distance between successive crests or troughs is the

• wavelength

• amplidude

• tides

• swell

The size and speed achieved by a wave depend on

• the wind speed

• the length of time the wind has blown

• the fetch

• the tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The ______ is the distance that the wind can blow across open water.

• fetch

• draw

• swell

• tide

_________ is the number of waves produced in a given amount of time.

• wave period

• tide

• fetch

• amplitude

Water does not move, _____________ moves.

• Water
• Energy
• Waves
• Fish

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4