Waves

Question 1 of 14

2

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this diagram of a wave

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Question 2 of 14

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Places these wave categories into size order (smallest waves to largest).
1. ❌
2. ❌
3. ❌
4. ❌
5. ❌
6. ❌

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Capillary

Chop

Swell

Seiche

Tsunami

Tide

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Question 3 of 14

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Fetch is the length of water over which wind has blown, the longer the fetch, the smaller and shorter the waves

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 4 of 14

1

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Wave generation relies on 4 principle factors; wind , wind duration, fetch and the original sea state

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Question 5 of 14

1

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A ( fully developed, new, old ) sea = a sea state where the waves generated by the wind are as large as they can be under current conditions of wind velocity and fetch

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Question 6 of 14

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Progressive waves have two kinds of motion; the motion and the motion of the water particles

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Question 7 of 14

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Wave mass transport is also called ( Stokes, Strokes, Strodes, Soaks ) drift

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Question 8 of 14

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The orbital diameters described by water particles beneath waves rapidly with distance below the water surface.

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Question 9 of 14

2

❌ Waves: interference deepens the wave troughs and raises the wave crests, producing a larger wave
❌ Waves: interference reduces the height of the larger wave

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Constructive

Destructive

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Question 10 of 14

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Seas are irregular in the area because of constructive and destructive wave interference. Outside of the fetch, a regular ocean swell develops as waves sort themselves according to speed by the process of .

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Question 11 of 14

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What 3 important changes occur as waves approach the coast

Select one or more of the following:

Transformation of wave properties
Wave refraction
Wave length increases
Wave height decreases
Collapse as a shore breaker

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Question 12 of 14

3

Label this diagram of wave refraction.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

High-energy zone

Low-energy zone

Wave orthogonal

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Question 13 of 14

2

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The ( node, antinode ) is the pivot point and the water level is displaced at the sides of a basin.
The ( node, antinode )s are the maximum vertical displacement of the water level

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Question 14 of 14

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	Created by Phoebe Drennan over 9 years ago

MST1103 Quiz on Waves, created by Phoebe Drennan on 30/05/2017.

Question 1 of 14

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this diagram of a wave

Explanation

Question 2 of 14

Places these wave categories into size order (smallest waves to largest). 1. ❌ 2. ❌ 3. ❌ 4. ❌ 5. ❌ 6. ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 3 of 14

Fetch is the length of water over which wind has blown, the longer the fetch, the smaller and shorter the waves

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 14

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Wave generation relies on 4 principle factors; wind , wind duration, fetch and the original sea state

Explanation

Question 5 of 14

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

A fully developed new old( fully developed, new, old ) sea = a sea state where the waves generated by the wind are as large as they can be under current conditions of wind velocity and fetch

Explanation

Question 6 of 14

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Progressive waves have two kinds of motion; the motion and the motion of the water particles

Explanation

Question 7 of 14

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Wave mass transport is also called Stokes Strokes Strodes Soaks( Stokes, Strokes, Strodes, Soaks ) drift

Explanation

Question 8 of 14

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The orbital diameters described by water particles beneath waves rapidly with distance below the water surface.

Explanation

Question 9 of 14

❌ Waves: interference deepens the wave troughs and raises the wave crests, producing a larger wave ❌ Waves: interference reduces the height of the larger wave

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 10 of 14

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Seas are irregular in the area because of constructive and destructive wave interference. Outside of the fetch, a regular ocean swell develops as waves sort themselves according to speed by the process of .

Explanation

Question 11 of 14

What 3 important changes occur as waves approach the coast

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 14

Label this diagram of wave refraction.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation

Question 13 of 14

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

The node antinode( node, antinode ) is the pivot point and the water level is displaced at the sides of a basin. The node antinode( node, antinode )s are the maximum vertical displacement of the water level

Explanation

Question 14 of 14

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Surface Internal Seiche( Surface, Internal, Seiche ) waves travel at much slower speeds than Surface Internal Seiche( Surface, Internal, Seiche ) waves.

Explanation

Places these wave categories into size order (smallest waves to largest).
1. ❌
2. ❌
3. ❌
4. ❌
5. ❌
6. ❌

A ( fully developed, new, old ) sea = a sea state where the waves generated by the wind are as large as they can be under current conditions of wind velocity and fetch

Wave mass transport is also called ( Stokes, Strokes, Strodes, Soaks ) drift

❌ Waves: interference deepens the wave troughs and raises the wave crests, producing a larger wave
❌ Waves: interference reduces the height of the larger wave

The ( node, antinode ) is the pivot point and the water level is displaced at the sides of a basin.
The ( node, antinode )s are the maximum vertical displacement of the water level

( Surface, Internal, Seiche ) waves travel at much slower speeds than ( Surface, Internal, Seiche ) waves.