Seaward movement of water is known as:
  • Undertow
  • Ebb
  • Current
  • Flood
The most common tidal pattern, featuring two high tides and two low tides each day is called
  • Neap tide
  • Mixed tide
  • semi-diurnal tide
  • Diurnal tide
Huge masses of floating ice are known as:
  • Current
  • Ebb
  • Icebergs
  • Flood
The factor that affects the origin and movement of currents is
  • river flow
  • salinity and density of water
  • tides
  • prevailing winds
______causes waves to travel in the ocean and the energy is released on shorelines.
  • Wind
  • Land
  • Water
  • Soil
Wave amplitude is:
  • The height of the wave
  • The breadth of the wave
  • Half of the wave height
  • It is the time interval between two successive waves
The current of the Atlantic ocean is
  • west wind drift
  • Gulf stream
  • Equatorial counter current
  • Alaska current
The time between the high tide and low tide, when the water level is falling, is called:
  • drift
  • nab
  • ebb
  • current
The current of the Indian Ocean is
  • The west wind drift
  • Labrador
  • California
  • Kuroshio
The Thermodynamics of the ocean are:
  • Currents
  • Waves
  • Tides
  • Salinity
The time between the low tide and high tide, when the tide is rising, is called:
  • drift
  • flood
  • ebb
  • current
Wave speed is the rate at which the wave moves through the water and is measured in
  • Knots
  • Miles
  • Kilometer
  • Kilogram
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