Why are ocean waves generally larger than those on lakes?
a. The wind direction varies less over lakes.
b. Winds are always stronger over the ocean.
c. Fetch is much longer in the ocean.
d. Ships generating the waves are bigger in the ocean than on lakes.
e. Tsunamis are generated in oceans but not in lakes.
Question 2
How can there be big waves at the coast when there is little or no wind?
a. Land must be sheltering your location from the wind.
b. The storm generating the waves is far offshore.
c. The waves take longer to dissipate than the wind.
d. The waves were caused by a large ship far offshore.
e. This cannot occur, because wind and waves always occur together.
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