Waves, Currents, Tides Review
Contrast Orbital Waves, Longitudinal waves,
and Transverse Waves by drawing diagrams
including arrows to demonstrate movement of
medium and wave.
Draw a wave and label the wave height, crest,
trough, and wave length.
A wave has an period of 4, what is the
frequency?
A wave has a frequency of 2, what is the
period?
If you were trying to relay a message, what
medium (ocean water or air) would enable the
message to travel faster?
Draw the difference between what happens
during an ebbing tide and a flooding tide.
Draw a diagram of what causes a neap tide and
a spring tide.
What is the difference between a diurnal and a
semidiurnal tide pattern?
What has the greatest effect on tides?
If you were a water droplet in the ocean, how
would you move differently in the Northern
Hemisphere as compared to the Southern
Hemisphere? (hint: coriolis effect)
How do salinity and temperature affect
density?
How would you describe the topography of an
area with a large tidal range?
What drives deep water currents?
What drives surface water currents?