Waves Currents Tides

There are two high tides and two low tides every

• every year

• approximately every 24 minutes

• approximately every 24 hours

• approximately every 12 hours

Movement of energy through a body of water is a

• Tide

• current

• wave

• longshore drift

The top of a wave is its

• trough

• crest

• wave height

• wave length

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The bottom of a wave is its

• trough

• crest

• wave height

• wave length

Which of the following would create the largest waves at the beach?

• A sunny day with a light breeze blowing at 3 miles per hour

• 
  A cloudy day with light rain and gentle wind of 7 miles per hour

• A hurricane hitting the land at 97 miles per hour 

• A thunderstorm over the water with 35 mile per hour winds

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Which statement best explains the differences between a SPRING tide and a NEAP tide?

• 
  Spring tides occur twice a month with the greatest tidal range, while Neap tides occur twice a month, and have the smallest tidal range

• 
  Spring tides occur once a month, have the smallest tidal range, while Neap tides occur once a month, and have the greatest tidal range

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Which does not the size of a wave?

• the strength of the wind

• the distance the wind blows

• the length time the wind blows

• salinity of the ocean

The cause of waves are by

• differences in density

• the moon's gravitational pull

• winds blowing

• temperature and salinity

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The highest point in a wave is the ______________.

• crest

• wavelength

• trough

• wave height

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What primarily drives the movement of ocean currents?

• Wind

• Solar energy

• Tectonic movements

• River discharges

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