Waves tides currents review
questions
Homework
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Currents
1. What force cause wind/currents to deflect to
the right?
2. How does deep sea circulation differ from
surface currents?
3Assume
the wind is blowing from the southwest along the
4
In which direction do Coriolis effects cause drifting
particles to deflect in the Southern Hemisphere?
Waves
5. What can form waves?
6 What 3 factors dertemine
the size of a wave?
7 What are the parts of the wave? Draw and label.
8)
Contrast two sets of topographic features that cause differences in how wave
energy is released on shorelines? Briefly justify your answers.
Tides
9. What causes tides?
10 What are factors effecting tides?
11. Compare spring and neap tides.
12.Describe
the formation of tides, the three tidal patterns and how an intertidal
zone is created on the shore.
13. Draw a marigram for
the three types of tides.
Review
Questions
1.
The prime movers of oceanic surface currents are the:
2.
The fastest and deepest surface currents are along the____boundaries
of the ocean basins.
3.
Benjamin Franklin first recorded and described the:
4.
The
5.
One of the first events in an El Niiio sequence is:
6.
The only major global current that is not in a gyre-configuration is the:
7.
The circulation pattern set up as layers of water that affect those immediately
below them is called:
8.
The force of gravity tends to act____a pressure
gradient.
9.
In the Northern Hemisphere the Coriolis deflection
is:
12.
In the Northern Hemisphere, surface currents flow to the right of wind
direction, due to:
13.
Wavelength is defined as:
14
The basic concept of a wave is that of a
___ caused by the movement of
___through a___
14.
Rip currents are the result of:
15.
Surface tension/cohesion is the main____
for capillary waves.
16.
Waves of different periods and wavelengths, combining and moving in different
directions, is called
17.
Three factors directly affect the growth of wind waves-wind strength, wind
duration, and:
18.
The largest wave accurately measured and recorded was____ feet high.
19.
Rogue waves are usually the result of:
20.
A deep-water wave is defined as a wave moving through water:
21.
Waves forming between layers of fluids of different densities are called:
22.
When the maximum wave size theoretically possible for a wind of a specific strength,
duration, and fetch is reached, this is called a:
23.
Which of these phenomena cannot result in a tsunami?
24
The DART program for tsunami monitoring is based upon:
25.
Once a tsunami is generated, its ratio of height-to-length, or steepness:
26.
When a tsunami comes ashore, its typical appearance is as a:
27.
As the tsunami crest approaches shore, the wave height____, the velocity, ___
and
the period______
28.
Most seismic sea waves are generated_______, due to the seismic activity there.
29.
When calculating the gravitational attraction between the moon and Earth, we
relate the masses of those two bodies to the:
30-.
Which of the following processes is/are affected by tides?
(A) coastal estuarine sedimentation (B) pollutant transport (C) invertebrate reproduction (D) all of the above
31
-The concept of a node in the resonant oscillation phenomenon is called______ in a large ocean basin.
32.
Due to its closer proximity, the gravitational effect of the moon on Earth is
about_____ that of the sun.
33.
When discussing tidal forces, centrifugal force is often used as a synonym for:
34.
An ebb current is a type of:
35.
Solar tides are caused by the sun's _______acting
on Earth.
36.
A tidal bore is:
37
What are the three basic tidal patterns?
38.
The difference between high tide and low tide levels is called the:
Reading-- A
Wave is Born
___1. According to
"A Wave Is Born: How Winds Power and Shape the Surf," the main energy
source of waves is: a.
earthquakes. b. wind. c. volcanoes. d. landslides.
___2. As noted in
"A Wave Is Born: How Winds Power and Shape the Surf," if the crests
of two sets of swells intersect, they will combine into one set of gigantic
swells called:
a. killer waves. b. spindrifts. c. rogue waves. d. whitecaps.
___3. As reported in "A Wave Is Born: How
Winds Power and Shape the Surf," most swells do not pass close to
land. a. true b. false