Earth Science Chapter 3H Test Review

The Coriolis effect can be demonstrated by trying to roll a ball straight across a turning merry-go-round.

The Brazil Current is deflected by the continent of South America.

the vertical difference between two adjacent high points or two adjacent low points of a wave

the vertical distance between the highest and lowest points of a wave

Water molecules speed up and spread further apart as they cool off.

the lowest part of a wave

High tides occur when the moon's gravity pulls ocean water into a bulge.

A tidal bore is most likely to occur along a coast that has narrow bays, inlets and river channels.

El Nino can cause rain, flash floods, and mudslides in places that are usually dry.

Low and high tides occur because the moon is revolving more quickly than the Earth is rotating.

How do warm-water currents affect the coastal areas along which they flow?

The flow of warm currents from the equator toward the poles causes water from deep currents to rise to the surface.

Spring and neap tides occur in patterns governed by the phases of the moon.

Waves get smaller as they approach the shore.

From what we know about spring tides and neap tides, we can conclude that

the highest part of a wave

An undertow flows in the opposite direction as the wave.

It would have been possible for people from ancient Peru to reach Polynesia by following ocean currents.

Surface ocean currents transport many times more water than all the rivers in the world.

El Nino has little effect on land organisms.

You divide the wavelength by the wave period to calculate...

Compared with surface currents, deep currents are

Global winds blow ocean currents from west to east near the equator.

Earthquakes can cause tsunamis because the force from the quake...