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jrubin

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A wave breaks against shore when the ratio of wave height to water depth is about ____.
  a. 1:3
  b. 1:7
  c. 2:3
  d. 2:5
  e. 3:4



Question 2

When a wave train moves toward shore, the swell feels bottom when the water is shallower than ____ the
  wavelength.
  a. one-sixteenth
  b. one-eighth
  c. one-quarter
  d. one-half
  e. three-quarters




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Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

d





 

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