OC.6c Learn Deep Waves

The deepest point of the ocean is 10.9 km. Can a capillary wave with a wavelength of 1.73 cm be a deep-water wave?

• Yes

• No

The deepest point of the ocean is 10.9 km. Can a wind wave with a wavelength of 150 m be a deep-water wave?

• Yes

• No

The deepest point of the ocean is 10.9 km. Can a seiche with a wavelength of 20 km be a deep-water wave?

• Yes

• No

The deepest point of the ocean is 10.9 km. Can a tsunami with a wavelength of 200 km be a deep-water wave?

• Yes

• No

Select all of the following which may be considered a deep-water wave.

• capillary wave

• wind wave

• seiche

• tsunami

• tide

Select all of the factors below which affect the growth of a wave.

• wind direction

• wind strength

• wind duration

• fetch

Once the theoretical maximum wave size has been reached, what is the only factor that will further increase the size of a wave?

• wind direction

• wind strength

• wind duration

• fetch

A 20 ft wave meets another 20 ft wave crest to crest. What is the wave height of the resulting wave?

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A 15 ft wave meets another 15 ft wave crest to crest. What is the wave height of the resulting wave?

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A 30 ft wave meets another 30 ft wave crest to trough. What is the wave height of the resulting wave?

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