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Waves and Tides Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of ocean movement is a large-scale pattern that can circulate across all the oceans?

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

2.

Which type of ocean movement is a repeated up and down motion, generally caused by wind?

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

3.

Which type of ocean movement can be described as the rise and fall of sea level, mostly due to the gravitational influence of the moon?

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

4.

Which type of ocean movement can be divided into 2 groups: surface and deep?

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

5.

Which type of ocean movement varies depending on the current moon phase?

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

6.

Which type of ocean movement can be caused by wind or differences in density and can also be diverted by the Coriolis effect?

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

7.

What part of the wave is also known as the "peak?"

a)

Amplutide

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

8.

TRUE or FALSE: The Gulf Stream carries cool water toward the North Atlantic, causing the weather in Great Britain to be colder.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Which type of tides happen twice every day in most places?

a)

High/Low

b)

Spring

c)

Neap

10.

Which type of tides have a smaller change in sea level due to the Earth, Moon, and Sun forming a right angle?

a)

High/Low

b)

Spring

c)

Neap

11.

Which type of tides have a larger tidal range due to the Earth, Moon, and Sun forming a line?

a)

High/Low

b)

Spring

c)

Neap

12.

Which type of ocean movement distributes heat throughout the oceans?

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

13.

A tsunami is a large __________ typically caused by a shallow seafloor earthquake.

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

14.

The distance between one crest and the next (or one trough and the next) is known as the ______________.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wave Height

c)

Wavelength

15.

What 2 factors largely impact the density of ocean water?

a)

Density and Pressure

b)

Temperature and Coriolis Effect

c)

Temperature and Salinity

d)

Pressure and Salinity

16.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Magic water fairies
17.
What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?
a)
It continues over the continent
b)
It stops
c)
It changes direction
d)
It is absorbed by the land
18.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both North and South Poles
19.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole 
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both North and South Poles
20.
An "underwater river" of water that flows in the ocean, formed because of density differences in ocean water.
a)
deep ocean current
b)
storm surge
c)
tide
d)
wave
21.
Large stream of water that flows in the ocean that forms because of a steady wind blowing over the ocean surface.
a)
storm surge
b)
surface current
c)
tide
d)
water cycle
22.
The pull of the moon's _________ is the greatest effect on changing tides.
a)
erosion
b)
gravity
c)
craters
d)
claws of doom 
23.
Why does the moon have a greater effect on tides than the sun?
a)
the moon is smaller
b)
the moon is closer to Earth
c)
the sun is made up of gases
d)
the moon's craters attract water
24.
The largest wind waves in the ocean form when the wind
a)
is very strong
b)
blows steadily for a long time
c)
blows over a very long distance
d)
all of the above
25.
Waves cause individual water particles to
a)
travel toward shore
b)
move in tiny circles
c)
sink to the bottom
d)
move in currents
26.
What is the daily rise and fall of sea level at a given place along the shore called?
a)
wave
b)
tide
c)
upwelling
d)
barrier reef
27.
The distance between consecutive crests of a wave is the _________________.
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
wave height
d)
trough
28.
The lowest point of a wave is called the ____________.
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
trough
d)
wave height
29.
The highest point in a wave is the ______________.
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
trough
d)
wave height
30.
_______________ are caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor, volcanic eruptions, or underwater landslides.
a)
tides
b)
waves
c)
tsunamis
d)
surface currents
31.

Waves are ____________ traveling through water.

a)

sunlight

b)

salinity

c)

energy

d)

nitrogen

32.

Ocean surface waves are mostly caused by the

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

earthquakes

d)

movement of ships

33.

True or False: As energy passes through water, the water molecules do not travel forward but rather move in a circular motion.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The orange arrow on Image 2 below represents...

a)

wave frequency

b)

tidal range

c)

High Tide

d)

Low tide

35.

Check off all that apply to a wave as it approaches the shore.

a)

wavelength decreases

b)

amplitude increases

c)

speed increases

d)

erosion occurs from the force of the energy in the wave

36.
Longshore currents flow...
a)
in a zig zag pattern.
b)
parallel to the shoreline.
c)
vertically to the shoreline.
37.
Water does not move, _____________ moves.
a)
Water
b)
Energy
c)
Waves
d)
Fish
38.

Why do waves begin to break as they approach the shore?

a)

the wind slows down

b)

wave gets too tall and topples over

c)

the wind speeds up

d)

they interact with ocean floor

39.

What causes typical ocean waves?

a)

gravitational pull of the sun and moon

b)

changes in density

c)

wind

d)

Coriolis Effect

40.
The vertical distance between the highest and lowest points of a wave is called
a)
wavelength
b)
wave height
c)
crest
d)
trough
41.

Tides are a type of wave.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

Which type of wave is caused by seismic activity?

a)

typical ocean waves

b)

tsunamis

c)

tides

d)

currents

43.

Which of the following will NOT cause a tsunami?

a)

earthquake

b)

volcanic eruption

c)

landslide

d)

hurricane

44.

the place where land and water meet

a)

Shoreline

b)

Beach

c)

Ocean

d)

Sea

45.

The breaking of waves is called ________________?

a)

surf

b)

wave period

c)

crest

d)

trough

46.

The time in between waves is called ___________________.

a)

wave train

b)

wave period

c)

wave length

d)

wave time

47.

______________ are offshore columns of resistant rock that were once connected to the mainland.

a)

Sea Cliff

b)

Sea Arch

c)

Sea Stack

d)

Sea Cave

48.

_____________ are formed when wave erodes and undercuts rock on the shoreline.

a)

Sea cave

b)

sea stack

c)

headlands

d)

sea cliff

49.

A sea cave that cuts completely through the rock is called _____________________________.

a)

Sea Stack

b)

Sea Arches

c)

Headland

d)

Wave Cut Terrace

50.

A long shore current travels in a ____________________.

a)

back and forth pattern

b)

side to side pattern

c)

zig zag pattern

d)

up and down pattern

51.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

beach

b)

lagoon

c)

bay

d)

shore

52.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

headland

b)

spit

c)

tombolo

d)

shore

53.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

stack

b)

arch

c)

cliff

d)

spit

54.

Select the response which lists the features in the order that they are formed.

a)

arch , cave , stack

b)

cave , arch , stack

c)

cave , stack , arch

d)

stack , arch , cave

55.

A type of weathering that breaks rock into smaller pieces without changing it chemically.

a)

chemical weathering

b)

weathering

c)

mechanical weathering

d)

erosion

56.

The process of moving sediment by wind, water, or ice.

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

desert pavement

d)

erosion

57.

A point of land that juts out into the ocean.

a)

headland

b)

sea arch

c)

sea stack

d)

volcano

58.

What is headlands?

a)

Bodies of water enclosed by land, usually between two headlands.

b)

A resistant rock that protrudes outwards into the sea.

c)

Vertical steep rock faces found at the edge of a coast

d)

Narrow flat areas located at the base of a cliff that are only exposed during high tides

59.

Name these coastal features?

a)

Spit and Bar

b)

Cave and Stack

c)

Headland and bay

d)

Cliff and wave-cut platforms

60.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Arch

b)

Wavecut platform

c)

Cliff

d)

Bay

e)

Geo

61.

Name this erosional coastal landform

a)

Cliff

b)

Stump

c)

Cave

d)

Bay

e)

Headland

62.

Erosion is....

a)

process in which material is laid down

b)

the movement of weathered materials from one location to another by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports

c)

Sand and rock particles can wear away exposed rock surfaces like sand paper

d)

None of the above

63.
What is a group of long ocean waves that travel a great distance?
a)
Undertow
b)
Whitecaps
c)
Swells
d)
Longshore Current
64.
What are the bubbles in the crest of a breaking wave known as?
a)
Undertow
b)
Whitecaps
c)
Swells
d)
Longshore Current
65.
What is a local rise in sea level near the shore that is caused by strong winds from a storm?
a)
Undertow
b)
Storm surge
c)
Tsunami
d)
Longshore current
66.
What is a water current that travels near and parallel to the shoreline?
a)
Undertow
b)
Longshore current
c)
Whitecaps
d)
Swells
67.
What is the increased tide that occurs two times in a month at the new and full moons?
a)
Tidal range
b)
Spring Tide
c)
Neap Tide
d)
Tide
68.
What is the difference between levels of ocean water at high and low tide?
a)
Tide
b)
Tidal range
c)
Spring tide
d)
Neap tide
69.
What is a tide of minimum range that occurs during the 1st and 3rd quarters of the moon?
a)
Tide
b)
Tidal range
c)
Spring tide
d)
Neap tide
70.

Looking at the waves on an ocean beach, a girl notices that the waves reach the shore at the same time apart. She also notices that the distance between waves looks the same. In science, what do we call the distance between waves?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

period

d)

wavelength

71.

As a wave moves towards the shore into shallower water, the wave length _____________ and its height _____________.

a)

decreases, increases

b)

increases, decreases

c)

remains the same, decreases

d)

remains the same, increases

72.

Read each sentence and decide which is the best image for the word in blue.

The crest of the wave lifted our little fishing boat.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
73.

What is the difference between a low tide and a high tide?

a)

ebb current

b)

flood current

c)

neap tide

d)

tidal range

e)

tidal bore

74.

What type of current leads to a rise in water, causing a high tide?

a)

ebb current

b)

spring tide

c)

flood current

d)

secchi current

75.

When the Earth, moon, and sun are aligned, which "special" type of tide is formed?

a)

ebb tide

b)

low tide

c)

spring tide

d)

neap tide

76.

Which is true about a neap tide? (Select ALL that apply)

a)

the tidal range is smaller than normal

b)

the tidal range is greater than normal

c)

formed when the Earth, moon, and sun form a right angle

d)

occurs only during a full and new moon

77.

The Bay of Fundy has the greatest tidal range in the world! How big is the difference between low and high tide?

a)

10 feet

b)

53 feet

c)

150 feet

d)

1-2 feet

78.

How long does it take for the tide to change?

a)

1-2 hours

b)

6 hours 12 minutes

c)

12 hours 24 minutes

d)

24 hours

79.
Breaker zone?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
80.

A narrow, gently sloping strip of land that lies along the edge of an ocean, lake, or river. Composed of materials such as sand, pebbles, rocks, and seashell fragments

a)

Foreshore

b)

Nearshore

c)

Backshore

d)

Beach

81.

The area of deeper water beyond the point at which waves begin to break.

a)

Shore

b)

Offshore

c)

Backshore

d)

Backshore