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El "Mar de Fondo”:“Swell” (mar de fondo):
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Correct answer: c) Is a regular sinusoidal sea, with wavelength much longer than height and rounded crests that do not break offshore, present without a local generating wind.
Why it is correct
It is long, rounded waves from elsewhere, with no local wind.
Why the others are not
- a) Distant wind generates it.
- b) That is wind sea.
- d) Height does not define it.
How to work it out in the exam
- Swell: long, round and no local wind.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PY Test 1 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PY Test 2 · question 14 Official paper · Official answer key
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