List three factors that determine the height, length, and period of a wave

What will be an ideal response?


Height, length, and period of a wave are determined by wind speed, the length of time the wind has blown, and fetch (the distance that wind has traveled across open water).

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Which site on the island contains the most evidence for a hot and thick pyroclastic flow?

A. the location of Rock 1 B. the location of Rock 2 C. the area of the mudflow deposits D. the area of the landslide blocks E. the location of Rock 3

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If a scientist travels to the rain forest to observe and catalog new species, he or she would be conducting ______________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Racist laws divided benches, drinking fountains, bathrooms, and schools in South Africa until

A) 1948. B) 1974. C) 1988. D) 1994. E) 2004.

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