Fetch refers to ________.
A) the beachfront area where rapid erosion is taking place
B) the distance across open water, over which the wind can blow and generate waves
C) the rotational movements of water particles beneath a passing, surface wave
D) the magical creature who secretly moves sediment about when nobody is looking
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Q10: If the distance from one wave crest
Q11: _ directly generates the major surface currents
Q12: All waves represent _.
A)an interference pattern of
Q13: What is the minimum wind velocity needed
Q14: How much pressure can be exerted by
Q16: _ is the turbulent water created by
Q18: The shorelines are _.
A)ancient geologic oddities, shaped
Q19: Swash and backwash describe _.
A)the oscillatory movement
Q20: What is the fetch?
A)Ocean currents that move
Q20: What is the wave base?
A)Water depth equal
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