Waves
True or False
Tides
What is it????
Misc.
100

What is the highest part of a wave 

the crest

100

There is only one kind of wave

FALSE

100

What are tides

the periodic rise and fall of the oceans surface caused by gravitational force between the Earth, Moon, and Sun

100

What is kind of tide is this

Neap Tide

100

What is a tsunami

A wave that form when ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large column of water

200
What is the lowest part of a wave

What is the trough

200

If you dive deep below a wave can you still feel the wave energy

TRUE

200

What causes the largest tides

The gravitational force between the Earth and Moon

200

What kind of tide is this

Spring Tides

200

What is sea level

the average level of the oceans surface at an given time

300

What is the wave height

What is the vertical distance between the crest and the trough?

300

Wind causes waves to roll onto the beach

TrUE

300

What represents a high tide

bulge

300

What does this show

sea level

300

What is tidal range

the difference in the water between high tides and low tide

400

What is the wavelength

What is the horizontal distance from crest to crest or from trough to trough.

400

The motion in a wave particle is circular

TRUE

400

What is main thing that determines tidal ranges

the position of the sun and the moon with respect to Earth

400

What does this show

tidal range

400

Are tide ranges constant

Yes

500

How is the size of a surface wave determined

 What is wind, speed, time, and distance?

500

As the base of a wave drags across the seafloor , the wave speed increases

False

500

What is a neap tide

the lowest tidal range with the lowest and occurs

500

What is this picture showing

tsunami

500

What kind of tide is this

Low Tide

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