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What describes the merging of two waves that results in a wave exceeding the size of each individual wave?
  a. dispersion
  b. cumulative wave train
  c. destructive interference
  d. conversion
  e. constructive interference



Question 2

What is fetch?
  a. The undulation of dispersed waves across the surface of the ocean
  b. The maximum wave size theoretically possible for a specific wind strength and duration
  c. The movement of wind waves in relation to wave crests
  d. A progression of swells with the same origin


  e. The uninterrupted distance over which wind blows without a change in direction



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Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

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