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Side A ------ Side B
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

Side A ------ Side B
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