Question 1

Why is the surface salinity in the tropics so much higher than that of the equator or high latitudes?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a higher evaporation rate and a lower rate of precipitation in the tropics. 
B) There is a lower evaporation rate and a higher rate of precipitation in the tropics. 
C) There are more continents in the tropics and thus more sediment weathered. 
D) There is a large influx of freshwater from rivers along the equator. 
A) There is a higher evaporation rate and a lower rate of precipitation in the tropics. 
B) There is a lower evaporation rate and a higher rate of precipitation in the tropics. 
C) There are more continents in the tropics and thus more sediment weathered. 
D) There is a large influx of freshwater from rivers along the equator.

Question 2

The entire state of Florida is composed of fossiliferous limestone,what does this imply about Florida during the recent past?

Accepted Answer

A) It was covered with caves. 
B) It was a submergent coast. 
C) It was an emergent coast. 
D) It was in the mountains. 
A) It was covered with caves. 
B) It was a submergent coast. 
C) It was an emergent coast. 
D) It was in the mountains.

Question 3

In the figure below,which letters represent the wave height and wavelength?

Accepted Answer

A) E and B 
B) E and D 
C) C and D 
D) C and B 
A) E and B 
B) E and D 
C) C and D 
D) C and B

Question 4

Longshore currents ________ the shoreline.

Accepted Answer

A) flow directly towards 
B) flow directly away from 
C) flow parallel to 
D) are not affected by 
A) flow directly towards 
B) flow directly away from 
C) flow parallel to 
D) are not affected by

Question 5

Compared with the continental lithosphere,the oceanic lithosphere is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) thicker 
B) thinner 
C) approximately the same thickness 
D) exactly five times thinner 
A) thicker 
B) thinner 
C) approximately the same thickness 
D) exactly five times thinner

Question 6

When the sea level rises,an ocean may invade a river valley,producing a nearshore body of water of mixed and variable salinity termed a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) atoll 
B) lagoon 
C) estuary 
D) jetty 
A) atoll 
B) lagoon 
C) estuary 
D) jetty

Question 7

You have just bought your dream home along a coastline,but you notice that the beach in front of your new house is slowly disappearing.You decide to solve this by building a groin.Winds blow predominantly from east to west,so where do you place your groin?

Accepted Answer

A) parallel to the shoreline several meters offshore 
B) perpendicular to the shore to the east of your house 
C) perpendicular to the shore to the west of your house 
D) perpendicular to the shore directly in front of your house 
A) parallel to the shoreline several meters offshore 
B) perpendicular to the shore to the east of your house 
C) perpendicular to the shore to the west of your house 
D) perpendicular to the shore directly in front of your house

Question 8

Waves ________.

Accepted Answer

A) refract so as to impact the shore in a nearly parallel manner 
B) refract so as to impact the shore nearly perpendicular to the shoreline 
C) reflect directly backward from the angle at which they approach the shoreline 
D) are reflected off the shoreline but never refract 
A) refract so as to impact the shore in a nearly parallel manner 
B) refract so as to impact the shore nearly perpendicular to the shoreline 
C) reflect directly backward from the angle at which they approach the shoreline 
D) are reflected off the shoreline but never refract

Question 9

What is the percentage of dissolved salt in seawater?

Accepted Answer

A) 1.5% 
B) 3.5% 
C) 5.5% 
D) 6.5% 
A) 1.5% 
B) 3.5% 
C) 5.5% 
D) 6.5%

Question 10

Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is covered with water?

Accepted Answer

A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 70% 
D) 85% 
A) 30% 
B) 50% 
C) 70% 
D) 85%

Why is the surface salinity in the tropics so much higher than that of the equator or high latitudes?

The entire state of Florida is composed of fossiliferous limestone,what does this imply about Florida during the recent past?

In the figure below,which letters represent the wave height and wavelength?

Longshore currents ________ the shoreline.

Compared with the continental lithosphere,the oceanic lithosphere is ________.

When the sea level rises,an ocean may invade a river valley,producing a nearshore body of water of mixed and variable salinity termed a(n)________.

You have just bought your dream home along a coastline,but you notice that the beach in front of your new house is slowly disappearing.You decide to solve this by building a groin.Winds blow predominantly from east to west,so where do you place your groin?

Waves ________.

What is the percentage of dissolved salt in seawater?

Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is covered with water?

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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Exam 18: Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

Why is the surface salinity in the tropics so much higher than that of the equator or high latitudes?

The entire state of Florida is composed of fossiliferous limestone,what does this imply about Florida during the recent past?

In the figure below,which letters represent the wave height and wavelength?

Longshore currents ________ the shoreline.

Compared with the continental lithosphere,the oceanic lithosphere is ________.

When the sea level rises,an ocean may invade a river valley,producing a nearshore body of water of mixed and variable salinity termed a(n)________.

You have just bought your dream home along a coastline,but you notice that the beach in front of your new house is slowly disappearing.You decide to solve this by building a groin.Winds blow predominantly from east to west,so where do you place your groin?

Waves ________.

What is the percentage of dissolved salt in seawater?

Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is covered with water?

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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