Midterm 2

A  Southern

B  Atlantic

C  Indian

D  Pacific

E  Arctic

A  Southern

B  Indian

C  Arctic

D  Atlantic

E  Pacific

A  tsunami.

B  capillary wave.

C  reflected wave.

D  tide.

A  waves approach the shore at an angle

B  water depth is greater than 1/2 the wavelength

C  a wave train overtakes another wave train

D  waves are reflected off an obstruction

E  wave steepness exceeds a critical value

A  thermohaline stratification

B  wave refraction in deep water

C  principle of decreasing orbital motion with depth

D  principle of constant proportions

E  SOFAR channel for safe navigation

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

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

C  decreases because the energy 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 number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

B  it’s the same as the wave frequency

C  wave height divided by wavelength

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

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

F  the horizontal distance between adjacent wave crests

A  wave period

B  waveform

C  wave base

D  wave drift

E  wave steepness

A  landslides

B  Earth’s rotation

C  winds blowing across the ocean surface

D  The gravity between the Moon and the Earth

E  seismic evenets

A  tsunami

B  splash

C  internal

D  ocean

E  tidal

A  internal

B  splash

C  ocean

D  tidal

E  turbidity

A  orbital waves

B  refracted waves

C  capillary waves

D  transverse waves

E  longitudinal waves

A  North Equatorial Current

B  South Equatorial Current

C  Antarctic Circumpolar Current

D  Gulf Stream

A  The Pacific Warm Pool moves West

B  Fisheries off South America are very productive

C  Heavy rain and flooding in California

D  More typhoons hit Southeast Asia

A  smaller; faster

B  smaller; slower

C  larger; faster

D  larger; slower

A  Canary Current

B  California Current

C  Gulf Stream

D  Agulhas Current

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Western Boundary Current

B  Equatorial Current

C  Northern Boundary Current

D  Southern Boundary Current

E  Eastern Boundary Current

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  5

B  4

C  3

D  2

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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

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

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

A  the boundary between two water masses of different temperatures

B    

C  the boundary between two air masses of different size

D  the boundary between two land masses of different temperatures

E  the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures

F  the boundary between two water masses of different size

A  tornado

B  hurricane

C  cyclone

D  typhoon

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

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

A  equatorial

B  polar

C  tropical

D  subtropical

E  subpolar

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  always greater

B  always lower

C  sometimes higher, and sometimes lower

D  the same

A  Earth’s surface is heated unevenly by the Sun

B  Earth is tilted on its axis of rotation

C  Solar activity changes over time

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Earth’s rotation impacts the circulation of air

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

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

D  Earth is the only planet where the Coriolis effect exists

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  sodium (Na +)

B  hydroxide (OH-)

C  hydrogen (H+)

D  magnesium (Mg 2+)

E  calcium (Ca 2+)

F  chloride (Cl-)

A  acidic; basic

B  basic; basic

C  acidic; acidic

D  basic; acidic

A  sunlight and darkness

B  depth and pressure

C  temperature and salinity

D  the amount of living and dead organisms

A  iceberg melting

B  Sea ice formation

C  rain and snow

D  stream input

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  turn to a liquid

B  heat up much more quickly

C  explode

D  heat up much more slowly

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  condensation of water

B  melting of ice

C  evaporation of water

D  vaporization of water

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

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

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

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

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

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

C  Oceans have less evaporation compared to lakes.

D  Seawater has lower density than lake water.

A  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.

B  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.

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  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.

A  gas

B  solid

C  liquid

A  liquid

B  solid

C  gas

A  liquid

B  solid

C  gas (vapor)

A  liquid

B  solid

C  gas

A  TRUE

B  FALSE