Question

Which of the following situations best describes a periodic scenario?(1 point)
Responses

The height of the tides at a beach rising and falling every 12 hours.
The height of the tides at a beach rising and falling every 12 hours.

A car accelerating down a straight highway.
A car accelerating down a straight highway.

The population of a city increasing steadily each year.
The population of a city increasing steadily each year.

A person climbing a set of stairs at a constant speed.
A person climbing a set of stairs at a constant speed.

Answer 1

The height of the tides at a beach rising and falling every 12 hours.

Explanation: "Periodic" means the behavior repeats at regular intervals. Tides repeating every 12 hours are periodic; the other scenarios do not repeat regularly.