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The vertical motion of ocean water refers to:Read the answer and worked solution →Because of the sun and moon, ocean water rises and falls how often each day?Read the answer and worked solution →In a wave, what actually moves across the ocean surface?Read the answer and worked solution →As a wave passes, the water particles travel in a:Read the answer and worked solution →A wave breaks when the water depth becomes less than:Read the answer and worked solution →Steep waves are usually:Read the answer and worked solution →Wave amplitude is:Read the answer and worked solution →Water movement caused by winds and pressure changes, rather than by the moon, is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Besides the pull of the moon and sun, which force helps create the two tidal bulges?Read the answer and worked solution →The highest tides in the world, 15 to 16 m, occur in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The most common tidal pattern, with two high and two low tides daily, is:Read the answer and worked solution →Mixed tides, with varying heights, generally occur along the:Read the answer and worked solution →Spring tides occur when the sun, moon and earth are:Read the answer and worked solution →Spring tides occur how often?Read the answer and worked solution →At neap tide, the sun and moon are positioned:Read the answer and worked solution →The interval between spring tides and neap tides is normally:Read the answer and worked solution →When the moon's orbit is closest to the earth, the position is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The falling of water level between high tide and low tide is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A 3 MW tidal power project is under way at Durgaduani in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Large circular current systems in the ocean basins are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Surface currents make up about what share of all ocean water?Read the answer and worked solution →Cold currents are usually found on which coasts of continents in low and middle latitudes?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the wave propertiesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the tide wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the tide numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the orbit positionsRead the answer and worked solution →Spring tide or neap tideRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the ocean motionsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Ocean motion bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The vertical motion of ocean water refers to:

  1. Tides
  2. Waves
  3. Drifts
  4. Gyres
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Correct answer: A. Tides

1. Currents and waves are horizontal motions. 2. Tides are the vertical rise and fall. 3. Upwelling and sinking are vertical too. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 14, Movements of Ocean Water._

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Because of the sun and moon, ocean water rises and falls how often each day?

  1. Never
  2. Twice
  3. Once
  4. Thrice
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Correct answer: B. Twice

1. The attraction of the sun and moon causes it. 2. The water rises and falls twice a day. 3. This is the tide. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 14, Movements of Ocean Water._

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In a wave, what actually moves across the ocean surface?

  1. Energy
  2. Water
  3. Salts
  4. Sands
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Correct answer: A. Energy

1. Water particles move only in small circles. 2. The energy moves, not the water. 3. Wind supplies that energy. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 14, Movements of Ocean Water._

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