Midterm 2

A  Southern

B  Indian

C  Arctic

D  Atlantic

E  Pacific

A  Pacific

B  Arctic

C  Indian

D  Southern

E  Atlantic

A  reflected wave.

B  tsunami.

C  capillary wave.

D  tide.

A  waves approach the shore at an angle

B  wave steepness exceeds a critical value

C  a wave train overtakes another wave train

D  water depth is greater than 1/2 the wavelength

E  waves are reflected off an obstruction

A  wave refraction in deep water

B  thermohaline stratification

C  SOFAR channel for safe navigation

D  principle of constant proportions

E  principle of decreasing orbital motion with depth

A  decreases because the energy of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.

B  increases because the energy of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.

C  decreases because the wavelength of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.

D  increases because the wavelength of the wave must be contained within a smaller water column in shallow water.

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

B  the horizontal distance between adjacent wave crests

C  the time it takes for one full wavelength to pass a given point

D  it’s the same as the wave frequency

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

F  wave height divided by wavelength

A  waveform

B  wave steepness

C  wave drift

D  wave base

E  wave period

A  landslides

B  Earth’s rotation

C  seismic evenets

D  winds blowing across the ocean surface

E  The gravity between the Moon and the Earth

A  tsunami

B  tidal

C  splash

D  ocean

E  internal

A  tidal

B  internal

C  splash

D  turbidity

E  ocean

A  capillary waves

B  longitudinal waves

C  transverse waves

D  refracted waves

E  orbital waves

A  South Equatorial Current

B  Antarctic Circumpolar Current

C  North Equatorial Current

D  Gulf Stream

A  More typhoons hit Southeast Asia

B  Fisheries off South America are very productive

C  The Pacific Warm Pool moves West

D  Heavy rain and flooding in California

A  smaller; slower

B  larger; faster

C  smaller; faster

D  larger; slower

A  Canary Current

B  Agulhas Current

C  California Current

D  Gulf Stream

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Northern Boundary Current

B  Eastern Boundary Current

C  Southern Boundary Current

D  Equatorial Current

E  Western Boundary Current

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  4

B  5

C  3

D  2

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  the western deserts keep the humidity too low for hurricanes to form

B  the Coriolis effect, necessary for the rotation of hurricanes, does not exist outside the tropics

C  the ocean water does not get warm enough to supply the needed heat energy for hurricanes

D  the Rocky Mountains serve as a barrier to keep storms away from the coast

A    

B  the boundary between two air masses of different size

C  the boundary between two water masses of different size

D  the boundary between two water masses of different temperatures

E  the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures

F  the boundary between two land masses of different temperatures

A  cyclone

B  typhoon

C  hurricane

D  tornado

A  Torrential rain and thunderstorms are common within the eye of the storm

B  Cold, moist air rises form the ocean surface, creating a low pressure system

C  The Coriolis Effect curves the path of the hurricane to the left in the Northern Hemisphere.

D  Rotation is counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

A  equatorial

B  tropical

C  polar

D  subpolar

E  subtropical

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  always lower

B  the same

C  always greater

D  sometimes higher, and sometimes lower

A  Earth is tilted on its axis of rotation

B  Earth’s orbit around the Sun is elliptical, rather than circular

C  Solar activity changes over time

D  Earth’s surface is heated unevenly by the Sun

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

C  Earth is the only planet where the Coriolis effect exists

D  Earth’s rotation impacts the circulation of air

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  magnesium (Mg 2+)

B  hydroxide (OH-)

C  hydrogen (H+)

D  sodium (Na +)

E  calcium (Ca 2+)

F  chloride (Cl-)

A  acidic; basic

B  basic; acidic

C  acidic; acidic

D  basic; basic

A  sunlight and darkness

B  the amount of living and dead organisms

C  depth and pressure

D  temperature and salinity

A  rain and snow

B  stream input

C  Sea ice formation

D  iceberg melting

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  heat up much more quickly

B  turn to a liquid

C  explode

D  heat up much more slowly

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  condensation of water

B  evaporation of water

C  melting of ice

D  vaporization of water

A  For melting, only some hydrogen bonds need to be broken, whereas for vaporization, all hydrogen bonds must be broken.

B  For melting, hydrogen bonds are broken, whereas for vaporization, covalent bonds are broken.

C  For melting, covalent bonds are broken, whereas for vaporization, hydrogen bonds are broken

D  The boiling point of water is higher than the freezing point.

A  Seawater has lower density than lake water.

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

C  Oceans have less evaporation compared to lakes.

D  Oceans are much older geologic features than lakes, thus they have had more time to accumulate salts from continents.

A  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.

B  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.

C  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.

D  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.

A  gas

B  solid

C  liquid

A  solid

B  gas

C  liquid

A  liquid

B  solid

C  gas (vapor)

A  solid

B  gas

C  liquid

A  FALSE

B  TRUE