Waves Begin to "Feel Bottom" When the Depth of Water

question 34

Multiple Choice

Waves begin to "feel bottom" when the depth of water is __________.

• A)equal to one- half the wavelength
• B)twice as great as the wavelength
• C)three times as great as the wavelength
• D)equal to the wavelength

---

Definitions:

Cladistic Character

A feature of organisms used in cladistics to help establish evolutionary relationships, focusing on shared derived characteristics.

Ancestral Character

a trait or characteristic that was present in the common ancestor of a group of species and may be retained or altered in its descendants.

Hair

A thin strand of keratin that grows from the skin of mammals.

Shared Homologous Structures

Anatomical features that are similar in different species due to shared ancestry, indicating evolutionary relationships.