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¿Qué es el Fetch?What is fetch?

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Correct answer: b) The straight stretch of sea surface over which a wave-making wind blows for a given time.

Why it is correct

Fetch is the distance over which the wind blows. The longer it is, the bigger the waves grow.

Why the others are not

  • a) That is Beaufort.
  • c) That is duration.
  • d) That is Douglas.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Fetch: distance.

Where this question comes from

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