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Which direction are the waves coming from today?
Which direction are the waves coming from today?
- Southeast
- Northeast
- Southwest
- Northwest (correct)
What happens to the waves when they enter shallow coastal waters?
What happens to the waves when they enter shallow coastal waters?
- They become perpendicular to the shoreline
- They disappear
- They become parallel to the shoreline (correct)
- They become parallel to the storm area
Why do the waves bend when they enter shallow water?
Why do the waves bend when they enter shallow water?
- Because the wave slows down (correct)
- Because the wave disappears
- Because the wave speeds up
- Because the wave changes direction
What happens to the sediment when the waves approach the shore at an angle?
What happens to the sediment when the waves approach the shore at an angle?
Which term is used to describe when water becomes gradually more shallow?
Which term is used to describe when water becomes gradually more shallow?
What happens to the wave speed as a wave approaches the shore?
What happens to the wave speed as a wave approaches the shore?
What characteristic of a wave remains basically the same as the wave slows down?
What characteristic of a wave remains basically the same as the wave slows down?
What type of breakers occur on a gently sloping seafloor?
What type of breakers occur on a gently sloping seafloor?
Which type of wave is characterized by a curling motion of water over and crashing down?
Which type of wave is characterized by a curling motion of water over and crashing down?
What causes waves to slow down and bend as they approach the shore?
What causes waves to slow down and bend as they approach the shore?
Which type of wave is characterized by a bulge near the shoreline that rushes up and then back?
Which type of wave is characterized by a bulge near the shoreline that rushes up and then back?
What happens to waves as they go from deep water to shallow water quickly?
What happens to waves as they go from deep water to shallow water quickly?
Which of the following is true about tsunamis?
Which of the following is true about tsunamis?
What happens to a tsunami as it approaches shore?
What happens to a tsunami as it approaches shore?
Which of the following tsunamis caused the most deaths?
Which of the following tsunamis caused the most deaths?
What is the main difference between a tsunami and a surface wave?
What is the main difference between a tsunami and a surface wave?
Which of the following is the primary reason for the formation of the wedge wave?
Which of the following is the primary reason for the formation of the wedge wave?
What is the main difference between tsunamis and tides?
What is the main difference between tsunamis and tides?
Which of the following is a common cause of tsunamis?
Which of the following is a common cause of tsunamis?
Why do tsunamis behave as shallow water waves?
Why do tsunamis behave as shallow water waves?
Which direction do the waves come from in the area described in the text?
Which direction do the waves come from in the area described in the text?
What is the primary purpose of the wind turbine mentioned in the text?
What is the primary purpose of the wind turbine mentioned in the text?
In which areas do we experience really large winds according to the text?
In which areas do we experience really large winds according to the text?
What is the main source of energy for the wind turbine mentioned in the text?
What is the main source of energy for the wind turbine mentioned in the text?
Which season experiences pretty large waves in the described area according to the text?
Which season experiences pretty large waves in the described area according to the text?
