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¿De qué tres variables depende la altura de las olas?On what three variables does wave height depend?

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Correct answer: a) Fetch, persistence and strength.

Why it is correct

Waves grow with three things: stronger wind (strength), longer time blowing (persistence) and greater distance over the sea (fetch).

Why the others are not

  • b) Resistance is not one of the three.
  • c) Resistance is not one of the three.
  • d) Fetch and persistence are missing.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Strength, time, distance: how hard, how long, how far.

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