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- 1. Multiple Choice
The movement of waves in the middle of the ocean is normally:
static
vertical
circular
horizontal
- 2. Multiple Choice
Waves move in two dimensions because:
waves must always occur in water
all waves move in two dimensions
only light can move in three dimensions
they are always in a contained body of water
- 3. Multiple Choice
Crest is to high as trough is to:
low
fast
time
shallow
- 4. Multiple Choice
If a wave were 10 feet high, how much would the amplitude be?
4 feet
5 feet
10 feet
20 feet
- 5. Multiple Choice
A wave’s velocity often includes the direction in which it is traveling.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
During reflection, waves are sent:
into the atmosphere
in several directions at once
in a direction parallel to the tide
in the direction from which they came
- 7. Multiple Choice
In waves, refraction occurs when:
waves meet a solid object
a new surface is introduced
there is a change in the depth of the water
the temperature of the water changes unexpectedly
- 8. Multiple Choice
All of the following could cause diffraction, except:
a large ship
another wave
a small island
a protruding rock
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the context of fluid dynamics, interference refers to:
the results of two waves meeting
anything that changes the course of a wave
the consequences of waves hitting the shore
the effect of different mediums of waves interacting
- 10. Multiple Choice
Rogue waves puzzle scientists because:
only fishermen have experienced them
there are no documented cases of rogue waves
they occur exclusively in otherwise still waters of major oceans
they are larger than the law of conservation of energy suggests is possible
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