OCE 1001 CH8 QUIZ Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Refraction causes headlands to be areas of ________ surfing and sites of ________. poor;
deposition good; deposition good; erosion poor; erosion
Answer: good; erosion
Question 2: ________ waves also known as side-to-side waves. Longitudinal Orbital Reflective
Refractive Transverse
Answer: Transverse
Question 3: Conditions for the development of wave energy are least optimal along ________ shores in
the ________ Hemisphere. eastern; Southern eastern; Northern western; Southern western; Northern
Answer: eastern; Northern
Question 4: Most waves generated in the sea area by storm winds move across the ocean as ________.
surf zone wave break swell wedge surf
Answer: swell
Question 5: Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The main cause of rogue
waves is theorized to be an extraordinary case of destructive wave interference BECAUSE rogue waves
are the suspected cause of many of the approximately 1,000 sinkings that occur each year. The assertion
and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. The assertion and the reason are both correct,
but the reason is invalid. The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. The assertion is incorrect,
but the reason is correct. Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Answer: The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
Question 6: Energy travels at right angles to the direction of the vibrating particles in ________ waves.
longitudinal orbital reflective refractive transverse
Answer: transverse
Question 7: Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Board surfers tend to
avoid plunging breakers BECAUSE they break right at the shoreline. The assertion and the reason are
both correct, and the reason is valid. The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is
invalid. The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is
correct. Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Answer: Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
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, Question 8: Waves that are breaking along the shore and are forming a curling crest over an air pocket
are called ________. spilling breakers gravity waves swells plunging breakers surf
Answer: plunging breakers
Question 9: The circular motion of water molecules extends to a depth that is equal to ________. wave
height/wavelength wave height/wave period wavelength/2 wavelength/wave height wavelength/20
Answer: wavelength/2
Question 10: Constructive interference results in larger waves whereas destructive interference
produces ________. swells tsunamis smaller waves capillary waves rouge waves
Answer: smaller waves
Question 11: In shallow-water waves the water depth is less than the ________ divided by twenty. wave
period wavelength wave steepness wave height wave base
Answer: wavelength
Question 12: What is the speed in meters per second of a deep water wave with a wavelength of 1.5
meters? 2.77 meters per second 2.34 meters per second 0.98 meters per second 1.53 meters per second
7.68 meters per second
Answer: 1.53 meters per second
Question 13: Which of the following are unlikely to generate a tsunami? Underwater slope failure
Volcanic collapse Turbidity current Transform fault Volcanic eruption
Answer: Transform fault
Question 14: The diameter of a wave orbital at the surface is equal to ________. wavelength/wave
period wave height/wavelength wave period wavelength wave height
Answer: wave height
Question 15: The movement of air across the ocean surface creates ________ waves. atmospheric tidal
ocean splash turbidity
Answer: ocean
Question 16: In ________, the particles that vibrate "push and pull" in the same direction that the wave
is traveling. Transverse waves Progressive waves Longitudinal waves Orbital waves
Answer: Longitudinal waves
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Question 1: Refraction causes headlands to be areas of ________ surfing and sites of ________. poor;
deposition good; deposition good; erosion poor; erosion
Answer: good; erosion
Question 2: ________ waves also known as side-to-side waves. Longitudinal Orbital Reflective
Refractive Transverse
Answer: Transverse
Question 3: Conditions for the development of wave energy are least optimal along ________ shores in
the ________ Hemisphere. eastern; Southern eastern; Northern western; Southern western; Northern
Answer: eastern; Northern
Question 4: Most waves generated in the sea area by storm winds move across the ocean as ________.
surf zone wave break swell wedge surf
Answer: swell
Question 5: Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The main cause of rogue
waves is theorized to be an extraordinary case of destructive wave interference BECAUSE rogue waves
are the suspected cause of many of the approximately 1,000 sinkings that occur each year. The assertion
and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. The assertion and the reason are both correct,
but the reason is invalid. The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. The assertion is incorrect,
but the reason is correct. Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Answer: The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
Question 6: Energy travels at right angles to the direction of the vibrating particles in ________ waves.
longitudinal orbital reflective refractive transverse
Answer: transverse
Question 7: Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Board surfers tend to
avoid plunging breakers BECAUSE they break right at the shoreline. The assertion and the reason are
both correct, and the reason is valid. The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is
invalid. The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is
correct. Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Answer: Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
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, Question 8: Waves that are breaking along the shore and are forming a curling crest over an air pocket
are called ________. spilling breakers gravity waves swells plunging breakers surf
Answer: plunging breakers
Question 9: The circular motion of water molecules extends to a depth that is equal to ________. wave
height/wavelength wave height/wave period wavelength/2 wavelength/wave height wavelength/20
Answer: wavelength/2
Question 10: Constructive interference results in larger waves whereas destructive interference
produces ________. swells tsunamis smaller waves capillary waves rouge waves
Answer: smaller waves
Question 11: In shallow-water waves the water depth is less than the ________ divided by twenty. wave
period wavelength wave steepness wave height wave base
Answer: wavelength
Question 12: What is the speed in meters per second of a deep water wave with a wavelength of 1.5
meters? 2.77 meters per second 2.34 meters per second 0.98 meters per second 1.53 meters per second
7.68 meters per second
Answer: 1.53 meters per second
Question 13: Which of the following are unlikely to generate a tsunami? Underwater slope failure
Volcanic collapse Turbidity current Transform fault Volcanic eruption
Answer: Transform fault
Question 14: The diameter of a wave orbital at the surface is equal to ________. wavelength/wave
period wave height/wavelength wave period wavelength wave height
Answer: wave height
Question 15: The movement of air across the ocean surface creates ________ waves. atmospheric tidal
ocean splash turbidity
Answer: ocean
Question 16: In ________, the particles that vibrate "push and pull" in the same direction that the wave
is traveling. Transverse waves Progressive waves Longitudinal waves Orbital waves
Answer: Longitudinal waves
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