Midterm 2

A  Southern

B  Arctic

C  Pacific

D  Indian

E  Atlantic

A  Pacific

B  Southern

C  Atlantic

D  Arctic

E  Indian

A  capillary wave.

B  tide.

C  reflected wave.

D  tsunami.

A  water depth is greater than 1/2 the wavelength

B  wave steepness exceeds a critical value

C  a wave train overtakes another wave train

D  waves approach the shore at an angle

E  waves are reflected off an obstruction

A  principle of decreasing orbital motion with depth

B  SOFAR channel for safe navigation

C  principle of constant proportions

D  thermohaline stratification

E  wave refraction in deep water

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

B  wave height divided by wavelength

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

D  the horizontal distance between adjacent wave crests

E  it’s the same as the wave frequency

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

A  wave steepness

B  wave drift

C  wave base

D  wave period

E  waveform

A  winds blowing across the ocean surface

B  Earth’s rotation

C  The gravity between the Moon and the Earth

D  landslides

E  seismic evenets

A  tsunami

B  tidal

C  ocean

D  internal

E  splash

A  ocean

B  splash

C  turbidity

D  internal

E  tidal

A  orbital waves

B  transverse waves

C  refracted waves

D  capillary waves

E  longitudinal waves

A  Gulf Stream

B  South Equatorial Current

C  Antarctic Circumpolar Current

D  North Equatorial Current

A  The Pacific Warm Pool moves West

B  More typhoons hit Southeast Asia

C  Fisheries off South America are very productive

D  Heavy rain and flooding in California

A  larger; faster

B  smaller; faster

C  larger; slower

D  smaller; slower

A  Canary Current

B  Gulf Stream

C  California Current

D  Agulhas Current

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Northern Boundary Current

B  Eastern Boundary Current

C  Western Boundary Current

D  Equatorial Current

E  Southern Boundary Current

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  4

B  3

C  5

D  2

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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 land masses of different temperatures

B  the boundary between two air masses of different size

C  the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures

D  the boundary between two water masses of different size

E    

F  the boundary between two water masses of different temperatures

A  hurricane

B  typhoon

C  tornado

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  equatorial

B  subpolar

C  tropical

D  polar

E  subtropical

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  sometimes higher, and sometimes lower

B  always greater

C  always lower

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  Earth is tilted on its axis of rotation

D  Solar activity changes over time

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Earth is the only planet where the Coriolis effect exists

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

C  Earth’s rotation impacts the circulation of air

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

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  hydroxide (OH-)

B  sodium (Na +)

C  hydrogen (H+)

D  chloride (Cl-)

E  magnesium (Mg 2+)

F  calcium (Ca 2+)

A  acidic; basic

B  basic; acidic

C  basic; basic

D  acidic; acidic

A  the amount of living and dead organisms

B  sunlight and darkness

C  temperature and salinity

D  depth and pressure

A  iceberg melting

B  rain and snow

C  Sea ice formation

D  stream input

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  turn to a liquid

B  heat up much more quickly

C  heat up much more slowly

D  explode

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  evaporation of water

B  vaporization of water

C  condensation 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 much older geologic features than lakes, thus they have had more time to accumulate salts from continents.

B  Oceans have less evaporation compared to lakes.

C  Seawater has lower density than lake water.

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

A  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.

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  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.

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  solid

C  liquid

A  gas

B  solid

C  liquid

A  gas (vapor)

B  solid

C  liquid

A  gas

B  liquid

C  solid

A  FALSE

B  TRUE