Exam 16: Oceans and Coastlines

An emergent coastline forms where sea level ____ or coastal land ____.

Why does upwelling occur along the west coast of South America, where the Humboldt current flows to the north?

What two factors cause seawater to become dense and sink?

When and where was the human garbage patch discovered in the ocean?

Plankton that conduct photosynthesis are called _______________.

The backshore is the ____.

Storms are not responsible for much coastal erosion.

Describe the development of an emergent and a submergent coastline.

What is a narrow barrier or wall built on a beach, perpendicular to the shoreline, to trap sand transported by currents and waves?

The upward flow of water that carries cold water from the ocean depths to the surface is called _______________.

What term describes the gradual movement of sediment (usually sand) along a beach, parallel to the shoreline, when waves strike the beach obliquely but return to the sea directly?

What are surface currents driven by?

Due to the Coriolis effect, currents in the Northern Hemisphere ____.

A(n) ____ sea level change occurs when the growth or melting of glaciers alters the global sea level.

Which organisms in the ocean make hard body parts out of calcium carbonate?

All of Earth's oceans are connected and water flows from one to another.

Global sea level change can occur three ways, explain each.

Longshore currents transport sediment ____.

Ocean water density depends on ____.

When and who named the Coriolis effect?