True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or
false.
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The moon pulls the Earth towards itself, thus causing a bulge in the ocean
waters on the side of the Earth from the moon. This bulge is called a high tide.
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2.
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A breaker is caused when the bottom part of a wave is slowed down by friction
with the ocean floor and the top part outruns the bottom part.
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3.
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A density current is caused by cold, dense, salty water sinking to the bottom of
the sea in the arctic or antarctic then beginning to move along the bottom of the ocean towards the
equator.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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4.
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The highest part of a wave is the
a. | trough | b. | crest | c. | wave
height | d. | wave length |
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A neap tide is caused when
a. | the sun and moon are on the same side of the Earth | b. | the sun and moon are
on opposite sides of the Earth | c. | the sun and the moon are at right angles to
each other with regard to the Earth | d. | none of these |
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