Statistics for EOSC - Destructive Waves

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
maximum height is ...	1/7 wavelength	100%
or ...	0.64 L/sqrt(d)	0%
can be ...	3-4 times bigger	0%
	appear and disappear quickly	0%
and d is the ...	average depth	0%
properties depend on ...	basin	0%
classify winds with ...	beaufort scale	0%
common at the ...	cape of good hope	0%
body of water	closed or semi-enclosed	0%
created by ...	constructive interference	0%
like ...	contour	0%
sea state	degree of turbulence	0%
	depth	0%
to get a big wave	fast wind	0%
	freak wave	0%
maximum sea state	fully developed sea	0%
at a ...	given period	0%
but can also ...	hit the coast	0%
crests are ...	in phase	0%
	length	0%
longer length means ...	longer period	0%
where L is the ...	longest length	0%
	long fetch	0%
can ...	make big waves	0%
	meteorological	0%
also called ...	monster wave	0%
as these increase ...	more energy is added	0%
period is determined by ...	natural resonant period	0%
which is when waves ...	oscillate with greater amplitude	0%
crests are ...	out of phase	0%
each has a ...	practical limit	0%
every system has	resonance	0%
seiche generation	seismic	0%
mostly hazardous for ...	ships at sea	0%
seiche	standing wave oscillating	0%
or ...	steepness > 0.14	0%
or ...	steepness > 1/7	0%
	sustained wind	0%
	tsunami	0%
meaning ...	uninterrupted distance for wind	0%
	unpredictable	0%
rogue waves	unusually large wave	0%
	very dangerous	0%
extra energy in (wind) goes to ...	wave breaking	0%
	wave height increases	0%
constructive interference	waves add	0%
destructive interference	waves subtract	0%
mostly determined by ...	wind speed	0%
seiches can be dangerous because ...	winds with right period	0%