MAS 134 Exam #2 (CHs 6-10)

Which greenhouse gas causes ocean acidification?

Which of these does NOT apply to Thermohaline Circulation?

The leeward side of a mountain ____ than the windward side.

Hurricanes get their energy from high pressure zones.

Unequal heating of the Earth creates differences in air pressure which causes:

Land heats up and cools faster than water?

Upwellings occur at surface divergences.

Clouds can cool the earth.

A tsunami is a deep water wave.

What type of tide occurs during a full moon?

_________ is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

During an El Nino event in the Pacific

Water particle orbits for shallow water waves are elliptic and flatten with depth

A rogue wave may form due to constructive interference.

If the world's sea ice melted, sea level would rise substantially.

Tidal energy for electricity is primarily hampered by

Barrier Islands are common along the southeast US coasts.

Beaches tend to be wider in the ____.

What is high pressure?

In an area where surface currents converge, the water upwells.

In the oceans, the zone where salinity changes rapidly with depth

Hurricanes form around areas of high pressure

Icebergs are formed from sea ice.

A sea breeze happens during the

Tides arrive at the same location at the same time each day.

As depth increases, water temperature

Below the pycnocline, ocean water ranges between 0-4C.

Ozone destruction is related to levels of water vapor in the atmopshere.

In the northern hemisphere, CO2 concentration in the atmosphere increases in

Convection happens when

Which of the following is built parallel to the shore?

Most "weather" happens in the troposhere.

During a La Nina event, in the Pacific

Surface currents are driven by ___ and deep water currents are driven by __.

Hot air sinks

If extremely cold fresh water is added on top of salty water, the cold water will float at the surface.

Area around the equator is a ___ pressure zone.

What happens to the density as the depth increases?

The Coriolis effect is primarily due to the

Ozone destruction is the most severe at the equator.

When sea ice forms, the surface water beneath the ice becomes more dense.

Upwelling benefits coastal ecosystems by...

An El Nino event means....

Semidiurnal tides occur

To navigate swift tidal currents safely, small boats should wait for

Select the wave that would have the longest wave period (e.g. 20 min)

__________ is a rising tide.

The annual variation in atmospheric CO2 is caused primarily by seasonal photosynthesis on land in the N. Hemisphere.

Below the pycnocline, ocean water is 15 ppt.

The most destructive feature of a hurricane is

When sea ice forms, the surface water beneath the ice becomes less dense.

Is this Sea Breeze or Land Breeze?

What are the main contributors to sea level rise? 

A tidal day is 24 hours long.

Thermohaline circulation

Coastal communities are

Downwelling brings nutrient rich water to the surface?

Icebergs are formed from sea ice.

As depth increases, salinity