The Rip Reading Quiz

The Rip

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1. What is a rip?
		A surfing move.
		A strong current of water running out to sea, at a surf beach.
		The sound a beer can makes when it opens.

2. How are rips formed?
		When the waves break on the shore, it sinks into the sand.
		When the waves wash up onto the shore, the water has to get back out to sea, forming a channel in the surf.
		Too many people in the water makes it rough.

3. How many types of rip are there?
		Four: permanent, fixed, flash, and travelling.
		Three: permanent, fixed and flashy.
		Four: permanent, fixative, photographic, and trembling.

4. Flash rips appear suddenly. What causes them?
		A large build up of surfers in a short time.
		A large building in the surf.
		A large build up of surf in a short time.

5. To find a rip, look for
		Darker water, calm rippled surface, and bodies floating in the surf.
		Darker water, calm rippled surface, and debris floating out to sea.
		Light coloured water, choppy surf, and many swimmers

6. What should you do to get out of a rip?
		Panic, jump up and down.
		Swim straight back in, toward the shore.
		Tread water, swim parallel to (in the same direction as) the shore, and catch waves in.