Question 1

Internal waves commonly form at the base of the pycnocline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A is a gravity wave formed by the transfer of wind energy into the water.

Accepted Answer

A)  swell 
B)  tide 
C)  wind wave 
D)  tsunami 
A)  swell 
B)  tide 
C)  wind wave 
D)  tsunami C

Question 3

Most characteristics of ocean waves depend on the relationship between their .

Accepted Answer

A)  water depth and trough 
B)  wave height and wavelength 
C)  water depth and wave height 
D)  wavelength and water depth 
A)  water depth and trough 
B)  wave height and wavelength 
C)  water depth and wave height 
D)  wavelength and water depth D

Question 4

Which body has the greatest influence on ocean tides?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sun 
B)  the moon 
C)  Jupiter 
D)  Venus 
A)  the sun 
B)  the moon 
C)  Jupiter 
D)  Venus

Question 5

A tide pattern of one high and one low each day describes a .

Accepted Answer

A)  diurnal tide 
B)  mixed tide 
C)  solar tide 
D)  semidiurnal tide 
A)  diurnal tide 
B)  mixed tide 
C)  solar tide 
D)  semidiurnal tide

Question 6

The abrupt bulge of water driven ashore by a tropical cyclone is called a .

Accepted Answer

A)  tidal wave 
B)  tsunami 
C)  storm surge 
D)  rogue wave 
A)  tidal wave 
B)  tsunami 
C)  storm surge 
D)  rogue wave

Question 7

How do the wavelength of a wave and the depth of the water influence a wave's behavior?

Accepted Answer

Most characteristics of the ocean waves

Question 8

Explain the relative influence of the sun and the moon on tides.

Accepted Answer

The moon and the sun both influence the

Question 9

Describe how a tsunami is formed and how it can travel great distances at great speeds.

Accepted Answer

A tsunami is a shallow-water wave that o

Question 10

An amphidromic point is a .

Accepted Answer

A)  no tide point in the ocean around which the tide crest rotates through one tidal cycle 
B)  place in the ocean where tides are highest 
C)  place in the ocean where tidal datum is displaced to the right (in the Northern Hemisphere) or to the south (in the Southern Hemisphere) 
D)  no tide point at the coast where there is a daily high tide, but no low tide 
A)  no tide point in the ocean around which the tide crest rotates through one tidal cycle 
B)  place in the ocean where tides are highest 
C)  place in the ocean where tidal datum is displaced to the right (in the Northern Hemisphere) or to the south (in the Southern Hemisphere) 
D)  no tide point at the coast where there is a daily high tide, but no low tide

Question 11

Waves tend to be parallel to the shore when they break due to the process of .

Accepted Answer

A)  diffraction 
B)  reflection 
C)  refraction 
D)  reaction 
A)  diffraction 
B)  reflection 
C)  refraction 
D)  reaction

Question 12

What is fetch and how does it influence wind wave development?

Accepted Answer

A fetch occurs over an uninterrupted dis

Question 13

A neap tide has a the highest high tides and the lowest low tides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is a storm surge and how does it differ from a breaking wind wave?

Accepted Answer

A storm surge is an abrupt bulge of wate

Question 15

Constructive interference in waves can cause .

Accepted Answer

A)  an occasional wave greater than any noted before or after its occurrence 
B)  every other wave to be larger or smaller than those preceding or following 
C)  waves to get smaller within 24 hours 
D)  waves to double in height every 24 hours 
A)  an occasional wave greater than any noted before or after its occurrence 
B)  every other wave to be larger or smaller than those preceding or following 
C)  waves to get smaller within 24 hours 
D)  waves to double in height every 24 hours

Question 16

A steep wave moving upstream generated by the action of the tide crest in the enclosed area of a river mouth is called a .

Accepted Answer

A)  tidal node 
B)  tidal wave 
C)  tidal surge 
D)  tidal current 
A)  tidal node 
B)  tidal wave 
C)  tidal surge 
D)  tidal current

Question 17

Waves at the shore will start to break when the .

Accepted Answer

A)  water depth is about twice the wavelength 
B)  crest flattens into a rounded form 
C)  wave period increases to 15 seconds 
D)  wave height to water depth ratio is 3:4 
A)  water depth is about twice the wavelength 
B)  crest flattens into a rounded form 
C)  wave period increases to 15 seconds 
D)  wave height to water depth ratio is 3:4

Question 18

Rogue waves are best described as .

Accepted Answer

A)  the highest waves of a tsunami 
B)  a breaking internal wave 
C)  a strong rocking motion within a harbor 
D)  a single massive wave that develops in the open ocean 
A)  the highest waves of a tsunami 
B)  a breaking internal wave 
C)  a strong rocking motion within a harbor 
D)  a single massive wave that develops in the open ocean

Question 19

The distance measured from trough to trough or crest to crest of a wave is called the .

Accepted Answer

A)  wavelength 
B)  wave height 
C)  wave period 
D)  orbit 
A)  wavelength 
B)  wave height 
C)  wave period 
D)  orbit

Question 20

For a wave, the longer the wavelength, the faster the wave energy will move through the water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Internal waves commonly form at the base of the pycnocline.

A is a gravity wave formed by the transfer of wind energy into the water.

Most characteristics of ocean waves depend on the relationship between their .

Which body has the greatest influence on ocean tides?

A tide pattern of one high and one low each day describes a .

The abrupt bulge of water driven ashore by a tropical cyclone is called a .

How do the wavelength of a wave and the depth of the water influence a wave's behavior?

Explain the relative influence of the sun and the moon on tides.

Describe how a tsunami is formed and how it can travel great distances at great speeds.

An amphidromic point is a .

Waves tend to be parallel to the shore when they break due to the process of .

What is fetch and how does it influence wind wave development?

A neap tide has a the highest high tides and the lowest low tides.

What is a storm surge and how does it differ from a breaking wind wave?

Constructive interference in waves can cause .

A steep wave moving upstream generated by the action of the tide crest in the enclosed area of a river mouth is called a .

Waves at the shore will start to break when the .

Rogue waves are best described as .

The distance measured from trough to trough or crest to crest of a wave is called the .

For a wave, the longer the wavelength, the faster the wave energy will move through the water.

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Exam 7: Waves and Tides

Internal waves commonly form at the base of the pycnocline.

A is a gravity wave formed by the transfer of wind energy into the water.

Most characteristics of ocean waves depend on the relationship between their .

Which body has the greatest influence on ocean tides?

A tide pattern of one high and one low each day describes a .

The abrupt bulge of water driven ashore by a tropical cyclone is called a .

How do the wavelength of a wave and the depth of the water influence a wave's behavior?

Explain the relative influence of the sun and the moon on tides.

Describe how a tsunami is formed and how it can travel great distances at great speeds.

An amphidromic point is a .

Waves tend to be parallel to the shore when they break due to the process of .

What is fetch and how does it influence wind wave development?

A neap tide has a the highest high tides and the lowest low tides.

What is a storm surge and how does it differ from a breaking wind wave?

Constructive interference in waves can cause .

A steep wave moving upstream generated by the action of the tide crest in the enclosed area of a river mouth is called a .

Waves at the shore will start to break when the .

Rogue waves are best described as .

The distance measured from trough to trough or crest to crest of a wave is called the .

For a wave, the longer the wavelength, the faster the wave energy will move through the water.

An Ocean World

Plate Tectonics

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Water and Ocean Structure

Atmospheric Circulation

Ocean Circulation

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Marine Communities

Uses and Abuses of the Ocean

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