Introduction
Ocean waves transport energy over vast distances, although the water itself does not move, except up and down. This may surprise you, but if you think about it, once you are past the breakers on your raft, you pretty much just bob up and down.
Task
Directions: Go to the following website as seen below and answer the following questions in complete and sensable sentences.
Process
1. What is Orbital Motion?
2. Draw an example of Orbital Motion:
3. How are Tsunamis caused?
4. Define the following Vocab:
- crest -
- trough-
- wave height-
- wavelength-
- wave steepness -
- amplitude-
- period-
- wave speed-
- deep water waves-
- shallow water waves-
5. How are Standing Waves created?
6. What happens when a wave hits a vertical surface?
7. Waves can also be refracted. How?
8. Draw an example of a refraction:
9. Why is surfing good in some places and bad in others?
10. What are the 3 types of Breaking Waves?
11. What causes Tides?
12. What are the 2 ways to explain Tides?
13. Draw an example of how tides are created:
14. What are Semidiurnal Tides?
15. Explain the difference between semidiurnal tides and diurnal tides.
16. When do we feel a Tidal Range?
17. How often do Spring Tides occur?
18. What are Neap Tides?
19. Explain what happens when the moon and sun are facing the same direction versus the opposite.
20. Draw Figure 9.30:
Evaluation
This webquest is to be graded based on how well the student followed directions and if the information is correct or not.