Tides, Waves, Currents

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9th - 12th Grade
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Christine Wayne
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The distance from crest to crest OR trough to trough is the
wavelength
period
wave height
amplitude
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tide pattern with one high and one low each day
semidiurnal
mixed
diurnal
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The global current that most directly affects our weather is
the Gulf Stream
the West Wind drift
the East Australian Current
The Trade Winds
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The highest point of a wave
trough
crest
wavelength
amplitude
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The lowest point of a wave
crest
trough
amplitude
wavelength
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two high and two low tides per day
semidiurnal
mixed tide
diurnal
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two high and two low tides per day but the second set is weaker than the first
semidiurnal
mixed tide
diurnal
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