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La longitud rectilínea máxima de una masa de agua superficial que es uniformemente afectada en dirección y fuerza del viento, se denomina…The greatest straight-line length of a body of surface water evenly affected by the wind's direction and strength is called...
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Correct answer: a) Fetch
Why it is correct
Fetch is the stretch of sea over which the wind blows evenly. The longer it is, the bigger the waves.
Why the others are not
- b) No such term. Coriolis is an effect that deflects wind.
- c) No such term.
- d) Persistence is time, not distance.
How to work it out in the exam
- Distance, fetch. Time, persistence.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2017 · 3ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 36 Official paper · Official answer key
- Región de Murcia · 2019 · 1ª convocatoria · PER Tipo 1 · question 36 Official paper · Official answer key
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