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Waves

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The highest part of a wave is

a)

Trough

b)

Amplitude

c)

Crest

d)

Wave height

2.

Swash is

a)

Water rushing back to the sea

b)

The distance waves travel

c)

Rush of water up to the beach after a wave breaking

d)

The highest part of the wave

3.

The lowest part of a wave is

a)

Crest

b)

Bottom

c)

Base

d)

Trough

4.

Wave length is described as

a)

Distance between wave and beach

b)

Distance between surfer and wave

c)

Distance between crest and crest

d)

Distance between crest and trough

5.

Which is not a type of break

a)

Beachbreak

b)

Reefbreak

c)

Pointbreak

d)

Oceanbreak

6.

Another name for a plunging wave is a

a)

Dumper

b)

Thumper

c)

Smasher

d)

Crasher

7.

The distance a wave travels is called the

a)

Throw

b)

Fetch

c)

Gather

d)

Push

8.

A wave that is produced on a gently slopping sea floor is called a

a)

Spilling wave

b)

Plunging wave

c)

Sound wave

d)

Blushing wave

9.

A wave that breaks quickly on the shore as the sea floor is steep called a

a)

Spilling wave

b)

Plunging wave

c)

Royal wave

d)

Surging wave

10.

The best type of wave for surfing is called a

a)

Plunging wave

b)

SIK wave

c)

Spilling wave

d)

Thumping wave

11.

The best surf break for beginners is a

a)

point break

b)

reef break

c)

beach break

d)

soft break

12.

Constructive waves

a)

have a large swash

b)

are made when the sea is calm

c)

have a long wave length

d)

all of the above

13.

These waves are made mostly during a storm

a)

destructive wave

b)

constructive wave

c)

constrictive wave

d)

domination wave

14.

The sucking movement of water back to the sea is called

a)

Swash

b)

Backswash

c)

Backburn

d)

Backwash