Marine Science Flashcards
Occur at the boundary between 2 fluid media and between layers of water of diff densities:
Orbital Waves
Because orbital waves move forward, they are classified as:
Progressive Waves
The number of waves passing a fixed point per second:
Wave Frequency
What kind of wave is a tsunami?
Seismic
What is the resting force for capillary waves?
Cohesion of water molecules
What is the disturbing force for capillary waves?
Wind
Capillary waves can grow into what kind of wave?
Surface Wave
When the wind transfers its energy from the air into the water
Swells
The area in which ocean waves are generated by the wind:
Fetch
Occurs when the maxima of two waves add together:
Constructive interference
Bending waves around obstacles:
Wave Diffraction
Standing waves are caused by:
Frequency
What type of wave can be dangerous to underwater vehicles?
Internal Waves
A standing wave in which the largest vertical oscillations are at each end of a body of water:
Seiche Wave
Tsunamis can only be in shallow or deep waters?
Shallow
A device that measures the amount and direction of residual magnetism in a rock sample:
Magnetometer
The number of waves passing a fixed point per second:
Wave Frequency
What is the restoring force for most waves?
The surface tension
A single wave crest much higher than usual, caused by constructive interference:
Rogue Wave
Slowing and bending of progressive waves in shallow water:
Wave refraction
The crest of the wave causing tide:
Tidal Waves
