When energy is transferred to ocean water from the moving air above it, what happens to most of the energy?
Waves Windle

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Other Sciences
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6th - 8th Grade
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Charles Martinez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It moves through the water.
It pushes the water forward
It reflects off the surface of the water
It causes the water to evaporate
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between wind and ocean waves?
Wind moving at higher speeds will transfer more energy to the water, resulting in stronger waves.
Wind moving at higher speeds will transfer energy over a larger part of the ocean water, resulting in waves with a shorter wavelength.
Winds moving at higher speeds with cause water to move forward at faster rates, causing larger ocean waves.
Winds moving at higher speeds will affect deeper water, resulting in waves that move at a faster rate.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do water particles in a wave move?
Forward
Circular Motion
Up and down
Stay still
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes beaches?
Beaches change little over time as wind patterns stay the same.
Beaches change little over time as waves follow the same patterns year after year.
Beaches are always changing due to factors such as waves adding and eroding sand.
Beaches change over time as waves move further up the shore.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to beaches over time?
Beaches undergo little change since any buildup of landforms will be broken apart by the waves.
Beaches undergo little change—any sand that is eroded is added back by rivers that flow nearby.
They can change suddenly, such as after a storm, or they can change slowly, such as when high tides erode a shoreline cliff.
They all undergo a number of sudden changes when tsunamis hit their shores.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following will produce the largest ocean waves?
Strong winds that blow for short periods of time over great distances.
Strong winds that blow for long periods of time over small distances.
Strong winds that blow for short periods of time over small distances.
Strong winds that blow for a long time over a great distance.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What weather would create the weakest surfing waves?
Strong winds that blow for short periods of time over great distances.
Weak winds that blow for long periods of time with a long fetch
Strong winds that blow for short periods of time over small distances.
Weak winds that blow for short periods of time with a short fetch.
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which factors play a role in creating ocean waves?
Wind speed, duration, and direction
Fetch and wind speed
Wind speed, direction, and fetch
Wind speed, direction, fetch, and duration
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the result of wave motion on water particles?
Water particles barely move forward; they move in a circular pattern.
Water particles are pushed down as they move side to side.
Water particles barely move forward as they move up and down.
Water particles are pushed forward as they move up and down.
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