Evenly spaced waves with smoothly rounded crest and troughs.

What is thermohaline circulation?

The movement of ocean water caused by temperature and salinity differences

the regular rise and fall of ocean water levels by the gravitational pull

What are the three main tidal patterns?

Diurnal, Semidiurnal, Mixed Semidiurnal

What are the three most common generating forces of waves?

Wind, earth quakes and gravitational pull of the moon

Large systems of circular ocean currents formed by global wind patterns

What does it mean when a wave is refracted?

It changes direction as it passes from one medium to another

What are the results of the relationship between the Sun, the atmosphere, and the ocean?

The regulation of Earth's climate and weather patterns

What is the El Niño Southern Oscillation?

The climate patterns that describe the warming of surface waters in Pacific

Gravitational pull of the Moon and the sun

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1
Capillary waves are the smallest of the wind driven waves.
True
False
2
What are swells?
Waves that are in the ocean.
Oddly spaced waves with rough throughs
Evenly spaced waves with smoothly rounded crest and troughs.
3
Large tropical cyclones are called what in Australia?
Koala waves
Willi-Willis
William-wallis
4
What is thermohaline circulation?
The movement of ocean water caused by temperature and salinity differences
Marine animals migrate across the ocean
Phenomenon of ocean water being heated by underwater volcanoes
Is the large scale ocean circulation driven global wind patterns
5
What are tides?
Large waves caused by underwater earthquakes
The result of strong wind blowing across the ocean surface
The daily changes in ocean temperature
the regular rise and fall of ocean water levels by the gravitational pull
6
what moon phase is shown in the picture?
New moon
Gibbous moon
Half moon
Crescent moon
7
What are the three main tidal patterns?
Solar, Lunar, Seasonal tides
Diurnal, Semidiurnal, Mixed Semidiurnal
Biweekly, Quarterly, Equatorial tide
8
What are the three most common generating forces of waves?
Tides, underwater currents and fish movements
Wind, underwater volcanoes, and boat traffic
Wind, earth quakes and gravitational pull of the moon
Rainfall, river flow, and underwater plants
9
What moon phase is shown in the picture?
full moon
1st quarter moon
crescent moon
2nd quarter moon
10
What moon phase is this?
New moon
Gibbous moon
Crescent moon
2nd quarter moon
11
What are the two restoring forces that cause the water surface to return to its undisturbed state?
Gravity and surface tension
Sunlight and atmospheric pressure
Tidal forces and underwater earthquakes
Wind and ocean currents
12
What are gyres?
Underwater mountain ranges formed by tectonic activity
Deep sea trenches form by subduction zones
Large systems of circular ocean currents formed by global wind patterns
Areas in the ocean where freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater
13
What does it mean when a wave is refracted?
It changes direction as it passes from one medium to another
Increases in height due to wind force
It loses energy and slows down
It splits into two sepreate waves.
14
What are the results of the relationship between the Sun, the atmosphere, and the ocean?
The regulation of Earth's climate and weather patterns
The generation of Earth's magnetic field
The creation of mountians and valleys
The formation of deserts and rainforest
15
What drive surface currents?
The gravitational pull of the moon
Earth's magnetic field
Wind patterns
Movement of marine animals
16
The most important greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide, water vapor, ,methane and nitrous oxide
False
True
17
The three main layers of the ocean are: the surface layer , the thermocline, and the deep ocean layer.
True
False
18
What is the El Niño Southern Oscillation?
The phenomenon where earth's magnetic field reverses
The climate patterns that describe the warming of surface waters in Pacific
The process of large scale deforestation tropical regions.
A pattern of increased volcanic activity along the Pacific ring
19
Tropical cyclones turn counterclockwise inthe Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
False
True
20
What causes tides?
Large waves
When the sun and the Moon are at right angles
Neap and spring tides
Gravitational pull of the Moon and the sun

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