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ANSWERS 5 - 12

5. A wave has a wavelength of 300 kilometers, and is traveling in water that is 400 meters deep. What type of wave is this?
A) Deep-water B) Shallow-water C) Transitional

6. A wave has a wavelength of 10 centimeters, and is moving through water 90 centimeters deep. What type of wave is this?
A) Deep-water B) Shallow-water C) Transitional

7. A wave has a wavelength of 12 meters, and is moving through water 3 meters deep. What type of wave is this?
A) Deep-water B) Shallow-water C) Transitional

8. A wave has a wavelength of 35 meters and is moving through water 800 meters deep. What type of wave is this?
A) Deep-water B) Shallow-water C) Transitional

9. A deep-water wave far offshore has a wavelength of 14 meters. What is the speed of this wave? (use correct units in answer)

10. A tsunami is triggered by an earthquake, and moves off through part of the Indian Ocean that is 3.4 kilometers (3400 meters) deep. How fast is the tsunami moving?

11. The old U.S. Navy map showed the _________ in the area being studied by Jim Moore.
A) Salinity B) Bathymetry C) Plate boundaries D) Earthquake epicenters

12. Jim Moore discovered evidence that giant submarine landslides can trigger tsunamis while he was studying what island chain?

Answer 1

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