Midterm 2

A  Southern

B  Indian

C  Arctic

D  Atlantic

E  Pacific

A  Atlantic

B  Southern

C  Indian

D  Pacific

E  Arctic

A  capillary wave.

B  reflected wave.

C  tide.

D  tsunami.

A  a wave train overtakes another wave train

B  waves approach the shore at an angle

C  wave steepness exceeds a critical value

D  water depth is greater than 1/2 the wavelength

E  waves are reflected off an obstruction

A  principle of decreasing orbital motion with depth

B  thermohaline stratification

C  SOFAR channel for safe navigation

D  principle of constant proportions

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

A  wave height divided by wavelength

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

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

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

E  it’s the same as the wave frequency

F  the horizontal distance between adjacent wave crests

A  wave drift

B  waveform

C  wave base

D  wave period

E  wave steepness

A  Earth’s rotation

B  The gravity between the Moon and the Earth

C  landslides

D  seismic evenets

E  winds blowing across the ocean surface

A  ocean

B  tidal

C  splash

D  internal

E  tsunami

A  tidal

B  internal

C  ocean

D  turbidity

E  splash

A  longitudinal waves

B  capillary waves

C  transverse waves

D  orbital waves

E  refracted waves

A  Gulf Stream

B  South Equatorial Current

C  North Equatorial Current

D  Antarctic Circumpolar Current

A  The Pacific Warm Pool moves West

B  More typhoons hit Southeast Asia

C  Heavy rain and flooding in California

D  Fisheries off South America are very productive

A  smaller; faster

B  smaller; slower

C  larger; slower

D  larger; faster

A  Gulf Stream

B  California Current

C  Agulhas Current

D  Canary Current

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Southern Boundary Current

B  Equatorial Current

C  Eastern Boundary Current

D  Western Boundary Current

E  Northern Boundary Current

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  4

B  2

C  3

D  5

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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

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

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

A  the boundary between two water masses of different size

B  the boundary between two land 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    

F  the boundary between two water masses of different temperatures

A  cyclone

B  tornado

C  hurricane

D  typhoon

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  Rotation is counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

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

A  tropical

B  equatorial

C  subtropical

D  subpolar

E  polar

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  always lower

B  always greater

C  the same

D  sometimes higher, and sometimes lower

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

B  Earth is tilted on its axis of rotation

C  Solar activity changes over time

D  Earth’s surface is heated unevenly by the Sun

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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  Objects moving westward 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  hydrogen (H+)

B  sodium (Na +)

C  magnesium (Mg 2+)

D  chloride (Cl-)

E  calcium (Ca 2+)

F  hydroxide (OH-)

A  acidic; acidic

B  basic; basic

C  basic; acidic

D  acidic; basic

A  depth and pressure

B  the amount of living and dead organisms

C  sunlight and darkness

D  temperature and salinity

A  iceberg melting

B  Sea ice formation

C  stream input

D  rain and snow

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  explode

B  heat up much more slowly

C  turn to a liquid

D  heat up much more quickly

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  melting of ice

B  evaporation of water

C  condensation of water

D  vaporization of water

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

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

C  For melting, covalent bonds are broken, whereas for vaporization, hydrogen bonds are 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 positive salt ions, and the negative end of water molecules are attracted to negative salt ions.

C  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.

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  solid

B  gas

C  liquid

A  solid

B  liquid

C  gas

A  gas (vapor)

B  solid

C  liquid

A  liquid

B  solid

C  gas

A  FALSE

B  TRUE