Author Question: At what water depth is an ocean wave affected by the ocean floor? A) It depends on the wave's ... (Read 104 times)

newyorker26 · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

At what water depth is an ocean wave affected by the ocean floor?

A) It depends on the wave's angle of approach to the shoreline.
B) The ocean floor has no impact on ocean waves.
C) At the depth equal to one-half the wave's wavelength.
D) At the depth where transverse motion dominates.

Question 2

As waves enter shallow water, wave speed

A) decreases, causing the wave to bend perpendicular to the shore.
B) increases, causing the wave to bend parallel to the shore.
C) decreases, causing the wave to bend parallel to the shore.
D) increases, causing the wave to bend perpendicular to the shore.