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WorksheetsOcean Waves
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a trough?
a)
highest point on a wave
b)
lowest point on a wave
c)
longest point on a wave
d)
shortest point on a wave
2.
What is a crest?
a)
lowest point of a wave
b)
longest part of a wave
c)
shortest part of a wave
d)
highest point of a wave
3.
Anything that transfers energy through matter?
a)
ocean wave
b)
wave
c)
current
d)
none of the above
4.
Disturbance that transfers energy through ocean water?
a)
wave
b)
ocean wave
c)
current
d)
ocean current
5.
The distance between two waves?
a)
wave period
b)
wave frequency
c)
wave length
d)
none of the above
6.
The measurement of how much time it takes for the waves to pass the fixed point?
a)
wave height
b)
wave length
c)
frequency
d)
none of the above
7.
A giant wave
a)
surfing wave
b)
breaker
c)
tsunami
d)
crest
8.
Waves that require a medium through which to travel?
a)
ocean wave
b)
mechanical wave
c)
commercial wave
d)
none of the above
9.
An ocean wave has a wavelength of 4 m and wave period of 2 s. What is the wave speed?
a)
2 m/s
b)
4 m/s
c)
8 m/s
d)
12 m/s
10.
What is the source of most ocean waves?
a)
gravitational pull of the moon
b)
movement of plates
c)
energy of ocean currents
d)
motion of the winds
11.
Which statement correctly describes the motion of water particles due to the action of waves?
a)
they travel from one crest to another
b)
they move in opposite direction of the wave
c)
they rise and fall in a circular motion
d)
they move back and forth
12.
What is the difference between a tsunami and other types of ocean waves?
a)
They form when a large volume of water is suddenly moved up or down.
b)
Wave energy of tsunamis increase as the water depth decreases.
c)
Tsunami is caused by the disruption of deep ocean currents.
d)
The wave height of a tsunami is much lower in the center of the ocean than it is near shore.
13.
How are wave energy and water depth related?
a)
Wave energy decreases as water depth decreases.
b)
Waves energy decreases as water depth increases.
c)
Wave energy remains constant as water depth changes.
d)
Waver energy changes as water depth remains constant.
14.
What is the maximum distance that a wave moves from its rest position?
a)
wave period
b)
wave speed
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
15.
What is the forward motion of the particles that make up ocean water illusions?
a)
deep currents
b)
surface currents
c)
waves near the shore
d)
waves in the deep ocean
16.
At what point does the circular motion of the water particles that make up an ocean wave stop?
a)
when the water depth = 1/2 of wavelength
b)
when the water depth = 2x the wavelength
c)
when the water depth = 4x the wavelength
d)
when the water depth = 1/4 of the wavelength
17.
If a wave has a wave period of 30 s and a wave speed of 2 m/s, what is its wavelength?
a)
0.02 m
b)
15 m
c)
2.5 m
d)
60 m
18.
Which of the following types of wave are ocean waves?
a)
electromagnetic
b)
compression
c)
mechanical
d)
seismic
19.
What is the primary source of energy that generates most ocean waves?
a)
earthquakes
b)
atmosphere
c)
asteriods falling in the ocean
d)
volcanic eruptions
20.
How can you tell if a tsunami is coming toward the shore?
a)
Waves are tall
b)
dark clouds and stormy
c)
water moves away from the shore
d)
waves are short
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