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The largest waves (heaviest chop) will usually develop where the wind blows __________.

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The largest waves (heaviest chop) will usually develop where the wind blows __________.

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• Wind opposing current vs. wind with current and how this affects wave steepness • The meaning of heaviest chop (short, steep, breaking waves) vs. long, rolling swells • What happens on slack water when there is little or no current

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• Think about a small boat in a river: when the wind is blowing one way and the current is flowing the opposite way, what happens to the shape and steepness of the waves? • Which situation will make waves stand up, shorten their wavelength, and become steeper: wind and current in the same direction, or in opposite directions? • How would waves look when there is almost no current (slack water) even if the wind is blowing?

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• Identify which answer choice describes wind directly opposing current direction rather than crossing it or going with it • Confirm in your mind that short, steep, choppy waves form when the surface water motion from current fights against the wind-driven waves • Eliminate any choices that would more likely produce longer, smoother waves rather than steep chop

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Question 1 of 20

The largest waves (heaviest chop) will usually develop where the wind blows __________.

at right angles to the flow of the current

against the flow of the current

over slack water

in the same direction as the flow of the current

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Question 1 / 2066636ee928f7522a1c519a43

Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c519a43

The largest waves (heaviest chop) will usually develop where the wind blows __________.

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The largest waves (heaviest chop) will usually develop where the wind blows __________.

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