Chapter 10 Flashcards

waves

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When waves reach shallow water, their velocity is controlled by water

A

depth

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2
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As waves approach the seashore,

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wave height increases.

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3
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If you were the captain of a submarine, to what MINIMUM depth would you submerge your vessel in order to avoid the effects of waves with wavelengths of 100 m?

A

50 m

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4
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When waves shoal, what occurs?

A

They eventually break when wave height becomes too high and wavelength becomes too short.
Water particle orbital motions flatten. The distance between 2 successive crests or troughs decreases.
Crests overtake troughs.

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5
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What is the ultimate effect of wave convergence on headlands and divergence in embayments?

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Headlands shrink (erode), and embayments fill in.

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6
Q

Tsunami typically have ________ relative to wind-blown waves.

A

long periods and long wavelengths

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7
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What is correct about tsunami in the deep ocean?

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They are always “feeling” the bottom.

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8
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The small waves restored by surface tension are called _____________ waves.

A

capillary

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9
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Wave height is the vertical distance from the ____ to the _____.

A

crest, trough

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10
Q

Destructive interference occurs as:

A

the crest of one wave coincides with the trough of an oncoming wave.

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11
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Which of the following is not one of the factors influencing wave height?

A

wind direction

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12
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The maximum possible height of any given wave:

A

cannot be more than 1/7th the wave length.

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13
Q

The main factor influencing the length and speed of shallow water waves is:

A

water depth

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14
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true or false: Tsunamis are classified as shallow water waves.

A

true

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15
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The wave base:

A

is the depth below which there is no wave action, is a depth equal to half the wavelength

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16
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As a wave begins to “touch bottom” near a shoreline:

A

its height increases and wavelength decreases

17
Q

Waves of a similar period that are sorted out by wavelength are called:

18
Q

Significant wave height refers to:

A

the mean height of the largest one-third of the waves

20
Q

define internal wave

A

form at the boundaries of water masses of different
densities (i.e. at a pycnocline), and propagate at depth

21
Q

define tidal wave

A

due to the movement of the tides.

22
Q

define tsunami waves

A

large waves created as a result of earthquakes or other
seismic disturbances.

23
Q

define splash waves

A

form when something falls into the ocean and creates a
splash.

24
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define atmospheric waves

A

form in the sky at the boundary between air masses
of different densities

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define trough
lowest point
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define wavelength
distance (m) between two identical points on successive waves (such as crest to crest or trough to trough)
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define wave steepness
the ratio of wave height to length (H/L); if this ratio exceeds 1/7 (i.e. height exceeds 1/7 of the wavelength) the wave gets too steep, and will break
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define period
time (s) it takes for a wave to move a distance of one wavelength
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define frequency
the number of waves passing a point in a given amount of time, usually expressed as waves per second (in hertz; 1 Hz = 1 cycle per second). This is the inverse of the period (f = 1/T). ▪ Speed: how fast the wave travels, or the distance travelled per unit of time. This is also called celerity (C) 𝐶 = 𝐿 𝑇 = 𝐿 × 𝑓 Webb, 2023; Fig. 10.1.2
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define wave base
depth below which water is unaffected by surface wave action and there is no more circular (orbital) movement (approximately one-half of the wavelength)
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what are shallow water waves in terms of a formula
water depth ≤ 1/20 𝐿
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define fetch
(distance over which the wind blows across the water in the same direction)
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define swell
mature wind waves of one wavelength that form orderly undulations of the ocean surface
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define wave train
a group of waves of similar wavelength and period moving in the same direction across the ocean surface
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As waves move into shallow water:
--Speed decreases ▪ Wavelength decreases ▪ Height increases ▪ Steepness increases ▪ Orbital paths flatten, become elliptical ▪ Period remains the same ▪ Waves break → influence of shore slope
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what causes a tsunami
Large waves created as a result of earthquakes or other seismic disturbances
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