Exit Ticket - Wave Types

Which of the following best describes "wind duration"?

• The time period over which wind blows

• The speed of the wind

• The distance the wind travels

• The temperature of the wind

What is the primary role of wind speed in wave energy?

• It decreases wave height

• It increases wave energy

• It changes wave color

• It reduces wave frequency

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How long was the USS Ramapo?

• 152 meters (500 feet)

• 100 meters (328 feet)

• 200 meters (656 feet)

• 50 meters (164 feet)

What characterizes a swell?

• Short, irregular waves

• Uniform, symmetrical waves with long crests

• Waves that do not travel far

• Waves that only occur in calm weather

Where do swells typically travel from?

• Calm areas

• Storm areas

• Coastal regions

• Deep ocean trenches

What type of interference occurs with in-phase wave trains with about the same wavelengths?

• Destructive interference

• Constructive interference

• Mixed interference

• No interference

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What type of interference occurs with out-of-phase wave trains with about the same wavelengths?

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

• Mixed interference

• No interference

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Which of the following is a characteristic of constructive interference?

• Waves are out-of-phase

• Waves are in-phase

• Waves have different wavelengths

• Waves do not interact

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What happens to wave height as waves approach the shore?

• Wave height decreases

• Wave height remains constant

• Wave height increases

• Wave height disappears

Match the following

• Moderately steep sea floor

• Spilling

• Steepest sea floor

• Surf zone

• Gently sloping sea floor

• Surging

• zone of breaking waves near shore

• Shoaling water

• • water becoming gradually more shallow

• Plunging

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