Midterm 2

A  Arctic

B  Southern

C  Indian

D  Atlantic

E  Pacific

A  Pacific

B  Arctic

C  Indian

D  Southern

E  Atlantic

A  tsunami.

B  tide.

C  capillary wave.

D  reflected wave.

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 constant proportions

B  principle of decreasing orbital motion with depth

C  SOFAR channel for safe navigation

D  thermohaline stratification

E  wave refraction in deep water

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

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

B  it’s the same as the wave frequency

C  the horizontal distance between adjacent wave crests

D  wave height divided by wavelength

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

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

A  wave drift

B  wave period

C  wave base

D  waveform

E  wave steepness

A  seismic evenets

B  winds blowing across the ocean surface

C  The gravity between the Moon and the Earth

D  Earth’s rotation

E  landslides

A  ocean

B  internal

C  tsunami

D  splash

E  tidal

A  tidal

B  turbidity

C  splash

D  internal

E  ocean

A  refracted waves

B  transverse waves

C  capillary waves

D  longitudinal waves

E  orbital waves

A  Gulf Stream

B  South Equatorial Current

C  North Equatorial Current

D  Antarctic Circumpolar Current

A  Heavy rain and flooding in California

B  The Pacific Warm Pool moves West

C  Fisheries off South America are very productive

D  More typhoons hit Southeast Asia

A  larger; faster

B  smaller; slower

C  larger; slower

D  smaller; faster

A  Canary Current

B  Agulhas Current

C  California Current

D  Gulf Stream

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Southern Boundary Current

B  Western Boundary Current

C  Northern Boundary Current

D  Equatorial Current

E  Eastern Boundary Current

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  5

B  2

C  3

D  4

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

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

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 water masses of different size

E  the boundary between two land masses of different temperatures

F  the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures

A  hurricane

B  tornado

C  cyclone

D  typhoon

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

B  Rotation is counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

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

A  equatorial

B  polar

C  tropical

D  subpolar

E  subtropical

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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 is tilted on its axis of rotation

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

D  Solar activity changes over time

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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  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  hydroxide (OH-)

B  calcium (Ca 2+)

C  chloride (Cl-)

D  magnesium (Mg 2+)

E  hydrogen (H+)

F  sodium (Na +)

A  acidic; basic

B  acidic; acidic

C  basic; acidic

D  basic; basic

A  sunlight and darkness

B  the amount of living and dead organisms

C  temperature and salinity

D  depth and pressure

A  rain and snow

B  Sea ice formation

C  stream input

D  iceberg melting

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  heat up much more slowly

B  explode

C  turn to a liquid

D  heat up much more quickly

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  condensation of water

B  melting of ice

C  vaporization of water

D  evaporation of water

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

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

C  For melting, covalent bonds are broken, whereas for vaporization, hydrogen 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 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  Seawater has lower density than lake water.

D  Oceans have less evaporation compared to lakes.

A  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.

B  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.

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 negative salt ions, and the negative water molecules are attracted to positive salt ions.

A  liquid

B  solid

C  gas

A  solid

B  gas

C  liquid

A  gas (vapor)

B  solid

C  liquid

A  liquid

B  gas

C  solid

A  FALSE

B  TRUE