Question 1

What is not an important factor for the development of wind waves?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wind speed
B)   Tides
C)   Wind direction
D)   Fetch

Question 2

What causes a tsunami? Compare the losses due to the Indonesian (2004) and Japan (2011) earthquakes. How could the loss of life and property have been minimized?

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Question 3

What kind of waves occur at the boundary between two fluid media?

Accepted Answer

A)   Seiche waves
B)   Orbital waves
C)   Transitional waves
D)   Tidal waves

Question 4

The restoring force for capillary waves, like most ocean waves, is gravity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What occurs when waves hit an obstacle straight on?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wave refraction
B)   Wave diffraction
C)   Wave dispersion
D)   Wave reflection

Question 6

What is the process of wave separation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Swells
B)   Wave trains
C)   Fully developed sea
D)   Dispersion

Question 7

Multiple wave trains exist at the same time and can interact with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why is a storm surge not considered a progressive wave?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is formed by low pressure.
B)   It is very short lived.
C)   It is only a crest rather than a whole wave.
D)   It is enhanced by high tides.

Question 9

What remains unchanged regardless of depth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wavelength
B)   Wave height
C)   Wave period
D)   Wave shape

Question 10

The water mass moving through a seismic sea wave can reach speeds of 760 kilometers per hour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The destruction of the 2004 tsunami near Indonesia came from a series of waves rather than a single seismic wave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What factors are needed in wind wave development? What occurs after these waves develop?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Another term for a storm surge is a storm seiche due to the amount of water forced ashore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When does a wave begin to interact with its bottom?

Accepted Answer

A)   When the bottom is deeper than  the wavelength
B)   When the bottom is shallower than  the wavelength
C)   When the bottom is deeper than twice the wavelength
D)   When the bottom is shallower than twice the wavelength

Question 15

What happens when a tsunami approaches the shore?

Accepted Answer

A)   Its velocity drops rapidly.
B)   Its period remains the same.
C)   Its wave height increases
D)   All of these choices

Question 16

What type of wave is categorized as a deep-water wave?

Accepted Answer

A)   Capillary wave
B)   Seiche wave
C)   Tsunami wave
D)   Tides

Question 17

What is a characteristic of a tsunami?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deep-water waves
B)   Long wavelengths
C)   Standing waves in the open ocean
D)   Oscillations near coastal areas

Question 18

What can not initiate a seiche?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tides
B)   Storm surge
C)   Seabed displacement
D)   Internal waves

Question 19

Why does wave refraction occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wave lines approach shore and enter into different depths
B)   The density of the wave alters in shallow water
C)   Waves break perpendicularly to the shore
D)   Waves stack up on shore and bend

Question 20

What causes ocean waves to form?

Accepted Answer

A)   Energy from the wavelength
B)   Energy from the disturbing force
C)   Energy from the restoring force
D)   Energy from the Stokes drift

Exam 10: Waves

What is not an important factor for the development of wind waves?

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The restoring force for capillary waves, like most ocean waves, is gravity.

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What remains unchanged regardless of depth?

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The destruction of the 2004 tsunami near Indonesia came from a series of waves rather than a single seismic wave.

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What causes a tsunami? Compare the losses due to the Indonesian (2004) and Japan (2011) earthquakes. How could the loss of life and property have been minimized?

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Another term for a storm surge is a storm seiche due to the amount of water forced ashore.

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What occurs when waves hit an obstacle straight on?

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When does a wave begin to interact with its bottom?

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Multiple wave trains exist at the same time and can interact with each other.

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What causes ocean waves to form?

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The water mass moving through a seismic sea wave can reach speeds of 760 kilometers per hour.

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What is a characteristic of a tsunami?

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What type of wave is categorized as a deep-water wave?

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Why does wave refraction occur?

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What kind of waves occur at the boundary between two fluid media?

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What can not initiate a seiche?

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What factors are needed in wind wave development? What occurs after these waves develop?

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What happens when a tsunami approaches the shore?

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What is the process of wave separation?

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Why is a storm surge not considered a progressive wave?

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