Exam 15: The Dynamic Ocean

Low and narrow offshore ridges of sand that parallel the coast are called ________.

A poleward-moving ocean current is considered a warm current.

The movement of water within the surf zone that parallels the shore is termed ________.

The Coriolis effect causes ocean currents in the Southern Hemisphere to be deflected to the right of their path of motion.

When caves on opposite sides of a headland unite, a(n) ________ results.

How can crashing, collapsing storm waves generate explosive forces and stresses on rocky outcrops and manmade structures?

The height, length, and period of a wave depend upon ________.

Fetch is ________.

The Gulf Coast lacks barrier islands.

Which of the following is correct regarding a wave in the open ocean?

Label the basic parts of a wave on the diagram below.

A flat, bench-like surface cut in rock along a coast is a ________.

Briefly discuss the movement of sand on a beach environment. Include those factors, both natural and human-induced, that affect sand movement.

Erosional retreat of a ________ leads to enlargement and extension of a wave-cut platform in the inland direction.

Which of the following is designed to prevent or retard shoreline erosion?

Matching. Match the tide with the appropriate description. -Sun, Moon, and Earth form a right triangle in space

When waves reach shallow water, they are often bent and tend to become parallel to the shore. This process is termed ________.

Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay are ________.

The energy that drives surface ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream comes from ________.

One result of wave refraction is that wave energy is concentrated ________.