Science 8 Water Systems Quiz #1 Outline Quiz Date: Tuesday, September 25th 2012

Addressed Curriculum Outcomes:

·  Explain how waves and tides are generated (311-10a)

·  Formulate operational definitions of waves for wave length, wave height, crest, and trough (209-7)

·  Explain how waves and tides interact with shorelines (311-10b)


Be sure to study your class notes and refer to the PowerPoint presentations etc. posted on my website if needed.

This information can be found at http://ssrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/bkluge/science8.htm>. You must be able to:

·  Provide definitions for the following key terms

Wave Trough Crest Erosion

Wave length Wave height Deposition

·  Name and be able to draw and/or label the four main parts a wave

·  Crest

·  Trough

·  Wave length

·  Wave height

·  Explain how waves are formed (step by step - wind and its energy transfer to the water particles, etc).

·  Be able to give examples of and explain ways in which wave action (through erosion and deposition) shape our shorelines. Examples may include:

Sea Caves – through erosion
Sea Stacks (Such as those found at Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick) – through erosion

Sandy vs. Stony Beaches - through deposition (large waves vs. small waves; effect on beaches)

Promontories/Headlands (isolated hill of sand located in the ocean away from shore) – through deposition

Science 8 Water Systems Quiz #1 Outline Quiz Date: Tuesday, September 25th 2012

Addressed Curriculum Outcomes:

·  Explain how waves and tides are generated (311-10a)

·  Formulate operational definitions of waves for wave length, wave height, crest, and trough (209-7)

·  Explain how waves and tides interact with shorelines (311-10b)


Be sure to study your class notes and refer to the PowerPoint presentations etc. posted on my website if needed.

This information can be found at <http://ssrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/bkluge/science8.htm>. You must be able to:

·  Provide definitions for the following key terms

Wave Trough Crest Erosion

Wave length Wave height Deposition

·  Name and be able to draw and/or label the four main parts a wave

·  Crest

·  Trough

·  Wave length

·  Wave height

·  Explain how waves are formed (step by step - wind and its energy transfer to the water particles, etc).

·  Be able to give examples of and explain ways in which wave action (through erosion and deposition) shape our shorelines. Examples may include:

Sea Caves – through erosion
Sea Stacks (Such as those found at Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick) – through erosion

Sandy vs. Stony Beaches - through deposition (large waves vs. small waves; effect on beaches)

Promontories/Headlands (isolated hill of sand located in the ocean away from shore) – through deposition