Waves And Tides Question Preview (ID: 3173)

a) true

b) false

c)

d)

a) when the H:L ratio exceeds 1:7

b) when they reach a depth of 1.3 times the wave height

c) in deep water in the right circumstances

d) all of these conditions cause waves to break

a) the H:L ratio exceeds 1:7

b) the top of the wave is tyravelling faster than the bottom

c) contact with the bottom decreases wavelngth and increases height

d) all of these conditions cause waves to break on shore

a) diffraction

b) refraction

c) reflection

d)

a) reflection

b) refraction

c) diffraction

d)

a) a horizontal energy flow that knock down anything standing

b) a null wave (water that is still)

c) another name for tidal wave

d) a vertical waves that does not travel but has a trough and crest that alternate

a) earthquakes

b) landslides

c) heavy winds

d) cyclonic storms

a) refraction and cyclonic storms

b) earth quakes and heavy winds

c) heavy winds and refraction

d) landslides and cyclonic storms

a) earth quakes and heavy winds

b) earth quakes and landslides

c) refraction and cyclonic storms

d) landslides and cyclonic storms

a) earthquakes only occur in shallow water

b) they cannot travel in deep water

c) their energy dissipates in deep water

d) they have such long wavelengths that the ocean is not deep enough for them to be deep water waves