BJU Earth Science Chapter 14

Waves generally move water great distances.

Because they are inexpensive and have little enviromental or economic impact, most tidal power plant projects are large

Which of the following is most directly related to wave speed?

Water that is forced down by downdwelling typically has _______ than surrounding waters

A mass of rock that has been cut off from the mainland by erosion is called a(n)______

Ocean currents can affect the climate of large areas of the world.

One way that coastal engineers can reduce wave erosion is to build ____________.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the result of man's carelessness and a strong oceanic ______.

The Coriolis Effect affects only currents moving north or south but not those moving east or west.

Ocean navigation is most affected by which of the following?

The vertical distance between a wave's crest and trough is its __________.

The horizontal distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is called its __________.

Subsurface currents that flow due to differences in salinity or temp are types of ________ currents

What usually has the greatest influence in causing tides?

The base of a wave is the deepest point below the surface affected by the wave's passage.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of tidal power generation?

An ocean gyre flowing counterclockwise would be located in the _________ hemisphere

How many tides do the most coasts experience in a typical twenty-four-hour period?

Which of th following would have the LEAST effect on subsurface currents?

Surface currents generally run in the same direction as global winds.

Which of the following currents re unrelated to thermohaline currents?

Ocean currents driven by global winds are _______ currents.

Improving fisherman's catches, reducing pollution, and harnessing tidal energy are all ways to exercising _________.

Beaches with coarser sand can have a steeper angle.

Which of the following are produced primarily by gravity?

The Ekman spiral describes how a surface current changes direction and speed with latitude.

Which of the following factors does NOT directly affect the height of a wave?

When a location on the coast is experiencing high tide, it is at the deepest point of the ___ as it passes that location

Solar tides by themselves are much smaller than lunar tides

Which of the following is the best explanationfor tides?

Which of the following is forced down by downdwelling typically has _____ than surrounding waters.

Tides can be observed in the open ocean.

Coastal stacks arew often the last remnants of _____.

The distance that wind blows over the water's surface in on direction is the ________ of the wave.

The Bay of Fundy's' unusual tides are mainly the result of the bay's ___________.

The most direct method to measure sea level in a costal harbor is by using a(n)