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WAVES TIDES REVIEW GAME

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

how do ocean waves form

a)

landslide

b)

wind

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

sea mount

2.

What is a part of a wave?

a)

trough

b)

landslides

c)

earthquakes

d)

wave

3.

What is a storm surge?

a)

An abnormal rise of water generated by a storm.

b)

water

c)

crest

d)

By intensity of the storm forward speed, size, and angle.

4.

wave

a)

rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter or space.

b)

move through sea water

c)

when wind blows across a body of water, friction causes the water to move along with the wind

d)

crest

5.

Earth, moon, and sun are lined up on which type of tide?

a)

neap tide

b)

spring tide

c)

high tide

d)

low tide

6.

what is between the continental shelf and continental rise?

a)

abyssal plain

b)

continental slope

c)

continental margin

d)

continental shelf

7.

True or False: Sound waves must have a medium to move through

a)

True

b)

False

8.

crest

a)

highest part of wave

b)

lowest part of wave

c)

vertical distance between the crest and trough

d)

horizontal distance between the crest and trough

9.

Which letter represents the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Surface currents are mainly formed by and driven by ______.

a)

the Coriolis Effect

b)

Cold and Warm Water

c)

Convection

d)

the Wind

11.

As ocean water flows, the ___ stored in the ocean from the sun is distributed around Earth.

a)

algae

b)

heat energy

c)

marine life

d)

salt

12.

If the frisbee represents light, what does the fence represent?

(a)  

13.

Which letter represents wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
15.
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
16.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm 
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
17.
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