Midterm 2

A  Indian

B  Arctic

C  Southern

D  Pacific

E  Atlantic

A  Pacific

B  Atlantic

C  Indian

D  Arctic

E  Southern

A  reflected wave.

B  tsunami.

C  capillary wave.

D  tide.

A  water depth is greater than 1/2 the wavelength

B  waves are reflected off an obstruction

C  waves approach the shore at an angle

D  wave steepness exceeds a critical value

E  a wave train overtakes another wave train

A  principle of decreasing orbital motion with depth

B  principle of constant proportions

C  thermohaline stratification

D  wave refraction in deep water

E  SOFAR channel for safe navigation

A  increases because the wavelength of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.

B  decreases because the energy of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.

C  decreases because the wavelength of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.

D  increases because the energy of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.

A  the vertical distance between a wave crest and an adjacent trough

B  wave height divided by wavelength

C  the horizontal distance between adjacent wave crests

D  the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

E  the time it takes for one full wavelength to pass a given point

F  it’s the same as the wave frequency

A  wave base

B  wave period

C  wave drift

D  waveform

E  wave steepness

A  winds blowing across the ocean surface

B  Earth’s rotation

C  The gravity between the Moon and the Earth

D  seismic evenets

E  landslides

A  ocean

B  splash

C  internal

D  tsunami

E  tidal

A  splash

B  turbidity

C  ocean

D  internal

E  tidal

A  transverse waves

B  capillary waves

C  orbital waves

D  longitudinal waves

E  refracted waves

A  Gulf Stream

B  South Equatorial Current

C  North Equatorial Current

D  Antarctic Circumpolar Current

A  Fisheries off South America are very productive

B  Heavy rain and flooding in California

C  More typhoons hit Southeast Asia

D  The Pacific Warm Pool moves West

A  smaller; faster

B  smaller; slower

C  larger; slower

D  larger; faster

A  Gulf Stream

B  California Current

C  Canary Current

D  Agulhas Current

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Equatorial Current

B  Northern Boundary Current

C  Southern Boundary Current

D  Eastern Boundary Current

E  Western Boundary Current

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  4

B  3

C  2

D  5

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  the ocean water does not get warm enough to supply the needed heat energy for hurricanes

B  the Coriolis effect, necessary for the rotation of hurricanes, does not exist outside the tropics

C  the western deserts keep the humidity too low for hurricanes to form

D  the Rocky Mountains serve as a barrier to keep storms away from the coast

A    

B  the boundary between two water masses of different temperatures

C  the boundary between two air masses of different size

D  the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures

E  the boundary between two water masses of different size

F  the boundary between two land masses of different temperatures

A  tornado

B  cyclone

C  hurricane

D  typhoon

A  Torrential rain and thunderstorms are common within the eye of the storm

B  The Coriolis Effect curves the path of the hurricane to the left in the Northern Hemisphere.

C  Rotation is counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

D  Cold, moist air rises form the ocean surface, creating a low pressure system

A  equatorial

B  subpolar

C  subtropical

D  polar

E  tropical

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  sometimes higher, and sometimes lower

B  always lower

C  always greater

D  the same

A  Earth’s surface is heated unevenly by the Sun

B  Earth’s orbit around the Sun is elliptical, rather than circular

C  Solar activity changes over time

D  Earth is tilted on its axis of rotation

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Objects moving westward along the equator will experience the most Coriolis effect

B  Earth’s rotation impacts the circulation of air

C  Earth is the only planet where the Coriolis effect exists

D  Objects moving eastward along the equator will experience the most Coriolis effect

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  chloride (Cl-)

B  magnesium (Mg 2+)

C  hydrogen (H+)

D  hydroxide (OH-)

E  calcium (Ca 2+)

F  sodium (Na +)

A  acidic; basic

B  basic; acidic

C  basic; basic

D  acidic; acidic

A  sunlight and darkness

B  depth and pressure

C  temperature and salinity

D  the amount of living and dead organisms

A  stream input

B  iceberg melting

C  rain and snow

D  Sea ice formation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  heat up much more quickly

B  explode

C  heat up much more slowly

D  turn to a liquid

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  condensation of water

B  vaporization of water

C  evaporation of water

D  melting of ice

A  The boiling point of water is higher than the freezing point.

B  For melting, covalent bonds are broken, whereas for vaporization, hydrogen bonds are broken

C  For melting, hydrogen bonds are broken, whereas for vaporization, covalent bonds are broken.

D  For melting, only some hydrogen bonds need to be broken, whereas for vaporization, all hydrogen bonds must be broken.

A  Oceans are larger than lakes, therefore they collect more rainfall and become saltier.

B  Seawater has lower density than lake water.

C  Oceans have less evaporation compared to lakes.

D  Oceans are much older geologic features than lakes, thus they have had more time to accumulate salts from continents.

A  Both pure water and salts are made of ions. The positive water molecules are attracted to negative salt ions, and the negative water molecules are attracted to positive salt ions.

B  Water molecules are polar. The positive end of water molecules are attracted to negative salt ions, and the negative end of water molecules are attracted to positive salt ions.

C  Water molecules are polar. The positive end of water molecules are attracted to positive salt ions, and the negative end of water molecules are attracted to negative salt ions.

D  Both pure water and salts are made of ions. The positive water molecules are attracted to positive salt ions, and the negative water molecules are attracted to negative salt ions.

A  solid

B  gas

C  liquid

A  liquid

B  gas

C  solid

A  solid

B  gas (vapor)

C  liquid

A  liquid

B  gas

C  solid

A  FALSE

B  TRUE