Interactive Online Quiz

Question 1. Waves are generated in the "fetch" where:

1. Wind and water interact
2. Ocean depths are greatest
3. Earthquakes occur underwater.

Question 2. Waves can be described by their:

Question 3. The time it takes for two successive waves to pass a fixed point is called :

Question 4. Wind velocity, wind duration, fetch, and original sea state influence:

Question 5. How choppy or smooth the water is before the winds arrive is referred to as:

Question 6. A slow moving wind over a long period of time:

Question 7. A fast moving puff of wind:

Question 8. A fast moving wind over a sustained (long) period of time:

Question 9. As waves enter shallow water their :

Question 10. Giant waves are caused by:

Question 11. Waves are instrumental in shaping:

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