Waves, Tides, & Currents Vocabulary Quiz

What is the highest point of a wave?

• Trough

• Wave length

• Crest

• Current

What is the lowest point of a wave?

• El nino

• Crest

• Wave height

• Trough

What is the vertical distance between the crest and trough of two consecutive waves?

• Wave height

• Wave length

• Tide

• Coriolis Effect

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What is the horizontal distance between 2 crest or troughs?

• Tsunami

• Wave length

• Continental deflection

• Storm surge

What are stream like movements of water called?

• Gulf Stream

• Current

• Salinity

• Tides

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What is a warm water current that flows from the Tropics to the North Atlantic ocean creating a warm climate?

• El nino

• Gulf Stream

• La Nina

• Tsunami

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What is a local rise in sea level near the shore that is caused by strong winds from a storm?

• Tide

• Storm surge

• Wave

• Current

What is the periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean?

• Tide

• Tsunami

• Coriolis Effect

• El nino

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What causes waves?

• Deep ocean current

• Continental deflection

• Wind, Earthquakes, Gravitational force of the Moon & Sun

• Salinity

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What is the apparent curving of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth's rotation?

• Storm surge

• Tide

• Coriolis Effect

• Tsunami

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