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WorksheetsRip Currents Quiz
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a Rip Current?
A strong, narrow current that flows away from the shore, perpendicularly
A strong, narrow current that flows away from the shore, horizontally
A strong, wide current that flows away from the shore, perpendicularly
A weak, narrow current that flows away from the shore, horizontally
Where are Rip Currents found? (select all that apply)
At low spots or breaks in sandbars
Beaches with breaking waves
Near structures: reefs, jetties, and piers
Calm beaches without breaking waves
What is NOT a factor that affects when or how Rip Currents form?
Beach steepness
Water level
Ocean wave length
Sunlight
Hurricane season
What is the initial cause of Rip Current formation?
Obstacles (sandbars, piers, reefs)
stop waves from flowing back to sea
Undercurrents consolidate in one area and flow out to sea
The wind blows waves together, which form a straight channel
Human pollution stops waves from flowing back to sea
Since these waves (Feeder currents) cannot flow back to sea, they [ ? ] and become Rip Currents.
run along shore until they can rush to an opening that goes to the sea
move upward, further on the shore
run along shore until they lose energy
run back and forth along the shoreline forever
Once past an obstacle, a Rip Current...
gains pressure and continues flowing
gains pressure and stops flowing
loses pressure and stops flowing
loses pressure and flows faster
What is NOT a sign of a Rip Current?
Area with a noticeable color difference
Chanel of choppy, churning water
A break in an incoming wave pattern
Scattered foam, seaweed, or debris
If you are caught in a Rip Current, you should...
(select all that apply)
Swim sideways, parallel to the shore, then angle back to the shore
Swim directly against the current
Float or tread water, if you cannot swim away
Face the shore and call for help
