Water and Oceans Vocabulary Practice

What is the height of a wave as measured from the middle of the wave to the top or bottom called?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Velocity

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What is a dam placed in a waterway to control the depth of water known as?

• Reservoir

• Barrage

• Canal

• Aqueduct

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What is a lake or ocean where the water ends up called?

• Source

• Tributary

• Collection area

• Delta

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What is a product of mixing or combining various elements or ingredients called?

• Solution

• Mixture

• Composition

• Alloy

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What is the process by which water vapor changes from gas to liquid?

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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What is a convection current?

• A type of ocean wave

• Circulating air caused when warm air rises and cool air sinks

• A type of river flow

• The high point of a wave

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What is the Coriolis effect?

• The deflection of winds due to Earth's rotation

• The high point of a wave

• A type of ocean current

• The concentration of matter in an object

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What is the crest of a wave?

• The low point of a wave

• The high point of a wave

• The middle point of a wave

• The end of a wave

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What is a delta?

• A type of ocean wave

• A triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river

• A type of mountain

• A type of cloud formation

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What is density?

• The weight of an object

• The volume of an object

• The concentration of matter in an object

• The color of an object