Oceans Test 3

The main force driving thermahaline circulation is gravity An estuary in which salinties tend to be higher away from the ocean entrance than near the ocean entrance is a ... reverse estuary when the sun and moon are in line with the Earth, the highest and lowest tides will occur The single most influential agent changin the shore and coast is ... wave action A summer beach is a characteritiscally... broad and covered with sand T/F The dynamic theory for tides focuses on the effects of celestial mechanics on sea level True As wind waves move out of a storm area... the waves are sorted by velocity and form the swell Steep, narrow, rocky beaches are usually found in areas of high wave energy ______ has the greatest influence on ocean tides the moon The energy that drives the longshore currents is derived from... wind waves approaching the beacfront at an angel Waves with the greatest propagation rate or velocity... have the longest wavelenghts If a beach is wide, with gently sloping with fine sands, we would expect to see... generally small waves winter and summer T/F Eustatic changes are varations in the sea level that can be measured all over the world ocean True A wave of water moving up a river, initiated by tidal action and normal resonances within a river estuary is called... a tidal bore T/F a spring tide is higher than a neap tide, the onyl occurs during the spring and summer months in each hemisphere False Water particles in a deep-water wave... move in circular orbits The side of the Earth facing the moon will experience a high tide, while the opposite side of the Earth will have a ____ hide tide also The tides at any one location will result from the interaction of.. all of the above The wavelenghts of light that penetrate deepest into the ocean are... green and blue _______ are first waves that start to form with wind Capillary waves T/F Dynamic theory for tides focuses ont he effects of celestial mechanics on sea level False In shallow water, the motion of water particles... becomes a back and forth motion near the bottom Which of the following is generalyl true for depositional coasts all of the above A tide pattern of one high and one low each day describes a .... diurnal tide an amphidromic point is a ... "no tide" point int eh ocean around which the tide crest rotates The only marine energy source being successfully exploited is ... tidal currents the distance measured from trough to trough of a wave is ... the wavelenght waves transmit _____, not mass across the ocean's surface energy waves of high amplitude, restoring force is.... gravity ________ waves have the most energy assosiated with them wind Which of these lists is arranged in order from smallest wavelenghts to longest wind waves, sieches, tshunamis, tides the origin of sea cliffs, sea stacks, sea caves, blowholes, and arches are related to erosion by waves Human activities that have contributed to shoreline erosion include... all of the above the hydrogen atoms in a water molecules tend to bond to oxygen atoms of ANOTHER water molecule The ocean is slow to heat or cool. This is related to a property of water known as high heat capicity The ocean is stratified with respect to... all of the above