Q1. 🌊 What two main points does the second class of considerations focus on for lighthouse towers in exposed situations?
- The tower's height and color
- The tower's fitness to resist the force of the waves and its stability
- The light keeper's preference and the number of stairs
- The type of rock used and its density
Answer: The tower's fitness to resist the force of the waves and its stability
Q2. 🧱 According to the text, what is one reason why Smeaton's analogy of a tree is not useful when discussing lighthouse architecture?
- The materials composing the tree and the tower are too similar
- The tree is assaulted from the top, and the Lighthouse at the base
- Trees grow too slowly to be comparable to the building of a lighthouse
- Trees are only found on land
Answer: The tree is assaulted from the top, and the Lighthouse at the base
Q3. 💡 What do the experiments with the Marine Dynamometer made at Skerryvore Rock reveal about the force of waves?
- Summer months have nearly the same force as winter months
- There is a higher force registered than at the Bell Rock
- The largest result thus far obtained on the rock is 2,000 lb. per square foot
- It is impossible to gather any data with it
Answer: There is a higher force registered than at the Bell Rock

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