BJU Earth Science - Ocean Motions - Ch. 14

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

Water that is forced down by downwelling typically has ___ than surrounding waters.

Why are groins sometimes constructed along coastlines?

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

Waves generally move water great distances.

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

Ocean navigation is most affected by which of the following?

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

The horizontal distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is called the wave's ___.

Solar tides by themselves are much smaller than lunar tides.

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

How many tides do most coasts experience in a typical 24 hr period?

Match the letter with the appropriate description. A is ___.

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

Explain spring tides.

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

What usually has the greatest influence in causing tides?

Which of the following are produced primarily by gravity?

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

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

Ocean currents driven by global winds are ___ currents.

Beaches with coarser sand can have a steeper angle.

Match the letter with the appropriate description. C is ___.

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

Match the letter with the appropriate description. B is ___.

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

Subsurface currents that flow due to differences in salinity or temperature are types of ___ currents.

Tides can be observed in the open ocean.

An ocean gyre flowing counterclockwise would be located in the ___ Hemisphere.

Match the letter with the appropriate description. F is ___.

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

Match the letter with the appropriate description. D is ___.

Which of the following is the best explanation for tides?

Which of the following currents are unrelated to thermahaline currents?

When a wave approaches shore, its speed ___, its wave height ___, and its wavelength ___.

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

The distance that wind blows over the water's surface in one direction is the ___ of a surface wave.

Why is upwelling often associated with very productive fisheries?

Coastal stacks are often the last remnants of ___.

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

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

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

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

Which of the following combines the Coriolis effect, current speed, and water depth to change a current's direction?

Improving fisherman's catches, reducing pollution, and harnessing tidal energy are all ways of ___ over the oceans.