Midterm 2

A  Atlantic

B  Arctic

C  Southern

D  Pacific

E  Indian

A  Atlantic

B  Southern

C  Arctic

D  Pacific

E  Indian

A  capillary wave.

B  reflected wave.

C  tsunami.

D  tide.

A  water depth is greater than 1/2 the wavelength

B  waves are reflected off an obstruction

C  a wave train overtakes another wave train

D  waves approach the shore at an angle

E  wave steepness exceeds a critical value

A  principle of decreasing orbital motion with depth

B  wave refraction in deep water

C  SOFAR channel for safe navigation

D  principle of constant proportions

E  thermohaline stratification

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

D  decreases because the wavelength 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  wave height divided by wavelength

C  it’s the same as the wave frequency

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

E  the horizontal distance between adjacent wave crests

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

A  wave period

B  wave base

C  wave drift

D  waveform

E  wave steepness

A  The gravity between the Moon and the Earth

B  winds blowing across the ocean surface

C  seismic evenets

D  Earth’s rotation

E  landslides

A  internal

B  splash

C  ocean

D  tsunami

E  tidal

A  turbidity

B  ocean

C  internal

D  splash

E  tidal

A  longitudinal waves

B  refracted waves

C  orbital waves

D  transverse waves

E  capillary waves

A  Antarctic Circumpolar Current

B  North Equatorial Current

C  South Equatorial Current

D  Gulf Stream

A  More typhoons hit Southeast Asia

B  Heavy rain and flooding in California

C  Fisheries off South America are very productive

D  The Pacific Warm Pool moves West

A  smaller; faster

B  smaller; slower

C  larger; faster

D  larger; slower

A  California Current

B  Agulhas Current

C  Canary Current

D  Gulf Stream

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Southern Boundary Current

B  Northern Boundary Current

C  Eastern Boundary Current

D  Equatorial Current

E  Western Boundary Current

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  4

B  2

C  3

D  5

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

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

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  the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures

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 water masses of different size

F    

A  tornado

B  hurricane

C  typhoon

D  cyclone

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

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

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

D  Rotation is counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

A  tropical

B  subpolar

C  subtropical

D  polar

E  equatorial

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  always greater

B  always lower

C  the same

D  sometimes higher, and sometimes lower

A  Earth’s surface is heated unevenly by the Sun

B  Solar activity changes over time

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

D  Earth is tilted on its axis of rotation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  sodium (Na +)

B  hydroxide (OH-)

C  magnesium (Mg 2+)

D  hydrogen (H+)

E  calcium (Ca 2+)

F  chloride (Cl-)

A  basic; basic

B  acidic; basic

C  basic; acidic

D  acidic; acidic

A  temperature and salinity

B  sunlight and darkness

C  the amount of living and dead organisms

D  depth and pressure

A  rain and snow

B  Sea ice formation

C  stream input

D  iceberg melting

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  heat up much more slowly

B  explode

C  turn to a liquid

D  heat up much more quickly

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  evaporation of water

B  condensation of water

C  vaporization of water

D  melting of ice

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

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

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

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

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

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

C  Seawater has lower density than lake water.

D  Oceans have less evaporation compared to lakes.

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  gas

B  liquid

C  solid

A  liquid

B  gas

C  solid

A  gas (vapor)

B  solid

C  liquid

A  solid

B  liquid

C  gas

A  FALSE

B  TRUE