Suppose an ocean wave under fairly calm conditions has a height of 1/3 meter and carries a power of 500  watts for every meter along  the length of the swell. These are typical values for a calm day at sea.  How much more energy would be carried by the waves  that are 3 meters high (10 feet!) in a stormy sea?     81 times more energy     9 times more energy     730 times more energy     the same energy

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Suppose an ocean wave under fairly calm conditions has a height of 1/3 meter and carries a power of 500  watts for every meter along  the length of the swell. These are typical values for a calm day at sea.  How much more energy would be carried by the waves  that are 3 meters high (10 feet!) in a stormy sea?

   

81 times more energy

   

9 times more energy

   

730 times more energy

   

the same energy 

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