Which of the Following Is True About How Waves Form

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about how waves form and break upon the shore?

• A) most waves form from upwelling of deep waters
• B) waves get smaller as wind speed increases
• C) waves begin to change when they reach water shallower than wave base
• D) waves break in a counterclockwise direction because of rotation of the Earth
• E) none of these

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