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A rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening is called _________________.
a) a wave
b) a tide
c) a rip current
d) a current

What can cause a tsunami?
a) earthquake
b) landslide
c) volcano
d) all of the above

Which of the following is true about wave height and wavelength as a wave approaches the shore?
a) they both increase
b) they both decrease
c) wavelength increases and wave height decreases
d) wavelength decreases and wave height increases

What factors affect the size of a wave?
a) how long the wind blows
b) how hard the wind blows
c) all of the the above
d) none of the above

The horizontal distance between wave crests is called ____________.
a) wavelength
b) wave height
c) wave frequency
d) wave energy lines

The vertical distance between a wave crest and a wave trough is called ___________.
a) wavelength
b) wave height
c) wave frequency
d) wave energy lines

A technique that uses sound waves to measure the depth of the ocean floor is called ___________.
a) ocean topography
b) ocean floor mapping
c) ocean submersible
d) sonar

What type of climate would you most likely find in a coastal area influenced by a warm surface current?
a) wet and cold
b) cold and dry
c) warm and dry
d) warm and wet

What do we call the deepest parts of the ocean floor?
a) abyssal plains
b) continental shelf
c) seamount
d) trenches

What type of tectonic plate movement causes a trench to form?
a) divergent
b) convergent
c) transform
d) it can be any of them

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