Waves and Tides Question Set
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Multiple Choice – Select the best answer.
1. Which of the following is an example of a mechanical wave?
a. Light wave
b. Ocean wave
c. Radio wave
d. X-ray
2. A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is
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called a
a. Rarefaction
b. Surface wave
c. Vibration
d. Compression
What type of tide occurs when the moon is at 3rd quarter?
a. Spring tide
b. High tide
c. Neap tide
d. Low tide
Tidal pattern that consists of two nearly equal high tides and two nearly
equal low tide.
a. Diurnal
b. Mixed semidiurnal
c. Semidiurnal
Spring tides occur when there is a?
a. Full moon and 3rd quarter moon
b. 1st quarter moon and 3rd quarter moon
c. New moon and full moon
d. New moon and waxing moon
Waves transfer
a. Energy
b. Matter
c. Particles
d. Water
Which wave property is related to the height of a wave?
a. Wavelength
b. Wave speed
c. Amplitude
d. Frequency
This tidal pattern takes 24 hours and 50 mins to go from one high tide to the
next
a. Mixed semidiurnal
b. Diurnal
c. Semidiurnal
9. What type of wave is this?
a. Transverse
b. Longitudinal
10. Part of a longitudinal wave where there is a decrease in density and pressure
a. Compression
b. Reflection
c. Rarefaction
d. Trough
11. True or false: This is a transverse wave?
a. True
b. False
12. The tidal pattern that consists of two high tides and two low tides at different
heights.
a. Diurnal
b. Mixed semidiurnal
c. Semidiurnal
13.Which points on the diagram of the Earth would have low tides?
a. A and B
b. A and D
c. B and C
d. B and D
14.Which points in the diagram of the earth would have High Tides?
a. A and B
b. B and C
c. A and C
d. A and D
15.If the sun, moon and Earth were aligned as follows, we would have?
a. spring tides
b. neap tides
c. no tides
d. 1 tide