The Cascading Forward Motion of Breaking Waves as They Rush

question 25

Multiple Choice

The cascading forward motion of breaking waves as they rush upon the shore is called ________.

• A) an oscillation wave
• B) swash
• C) backwash
• D) wave refraction
• E) a littoral current

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Definitions:

Nonexperimental Methods

Research designs that do not involve the manipulation of variables or random assignment of participants.

Randomization

Controlling for the effects of extraneous variables by ensuring that the variables operate in a manner determined entirely by chance.

Experimental Control

Eliminating the influence of an extraneous variable on the outcome of an experiment by keeping the variable constant in the experimental and control groups.

Spurious Relationship

A false association between two variables that appears to be causally linked but is actually due to an extraneous variable.