When a wind wave gets higher than its maximum wave steepness, it will break, and excess energy from the wind will

be dissipated as turbulence, which may be seen as whitecaps or combers.


a. True
b. False


True

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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The highest peak in the lower 48 states is located where?

A) The Sierra Nevadas B) The Rocky Mountains C) The Cascade Range D) The Tehachapi Mountains

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The term that best describes a tsunami is not "tidal wave" but ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

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According to the theory of organic evolution, all living organisms are related, and they descended with

some modifications from organisms that lived in the past. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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