Physical Science Question 2

When a surfer rides an ocean wave on her surfboard, she is actually riding on

A.a crest that is toppling over
B.a trough of the wave
C.the rest position of the wave
D.a region of rarefaction


Have you ever watched a surfer or a suring movie? Actually, none of these choices are quite right. To stay with a wave, a surfer rides the "leading edge" betweeen a trough and the crest. If he or she is on the crest, it will pass them by. There really is no "rest position" - the water is moving everywhere. These are poor multiple choices, in my opinion.


I'm sorry, them are the choices I was given

  1. 👍 0
  2. 👎 0
  3. 👁 202
asked by Liz

Respond to this Question

First Name

Your Response

Similar Questions

  1. Physcial Science Question 3

    When a surfer rides an ocean wave on her surfboard, she is actually riding on A.a crest that is toppling over B.a trough of the wave C.the rest position of the wave D.a region of rarefaction Duplicate question; Same answer a 50.0g

    asked by Liz on June 12, 2006

  2. Algebra

    (I know I already asked this question but I can't find it so I'm asking it again) A surfer paddles out past breaking waves, rides a wave, paddles back out past the breaking waves, rides another wave back to the beach. Draw a

    asked by PicturesDon'tChangeThePeopleInsideOfThemDo on November 5, 2017

  3. Math

    A surfer paddles out past breaking waves, rides a wave, paddles back out past the breaking waves, rides another wave back to the beach. Draw a sketch of a graph (with labels) that shows the surfer’s possible distance from the

    asked by PicturesDon'tChangeThePeopleInsideOfThemDo on October 31, 2017

  4. college physics

    A surfing physicist paddles out beyond the breaking surf to a deep-water region where the ocean waves are sinusoidal (can obey a sine or cosine function) in shape, with crest 14 m apart. The surfer rises a vertical distance 3.6 m

    asked by Adam on May 14, 2010

  5. physical geography

    If a lighthouse is 144' high, how far out to sea could it's light be seen by a surfer paddling a surfboard?

    asked by Michelle on August 27, 2005

  6. Physics

    Catching a wave, a 77-kg surfer starts with a speed of 1.2 m/s, drops through a height of 1.60 m, and ends with a speed of 8.5 m/s. How much nonconservative work was done on the surfer?

    asked by Amanda on November 10, 2015

  7. physics

    Catching a wave, a 77-kg surfer starts with a speed of 1.1 m/s, drops through a height of 1.60 m, and ends with a speed of 8.5 m/s. How much nonconservative work was done on the surfer?

    asked by John on March 22, 2011

  8. Physics

    Catching a wave, a 77-kg surfer starts with a speed of 1.2 m/s , drops through a height of 1.60 m , and ends with a speed of 8.5 m/s . How much nonconservative work was done on the surfer?

    asked by Ashlee on November 10, 2015

  9. Physics

    Catching a wave, a 65 kg surfer starts with a speed of 1.3 m/s, drops through a height of 2.10 m, and ends with a speed of 8.2 m/s. How much nonconservative work was done on the surfer? I have genuinely no idea how to solve this

    asked by Carden on March 29, 2010

  10. Physics

    A surfer is catching a wave. Suppose she starts at the top of the wave with a speed of 1.3 m/s and moves down the wave until her speed increases to 8.0 m/s. The drop in her vertical height is 2.8 m. If her mass is 59 kg, how much

    asked by Sam on October 15, 2012

More Similar Questions