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| Waves on the surface of the ocean are mostly created by... |
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| The distance that wind travels across open water is called the |
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| The wave period refers to... |
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| The time interval between the passage of two successive crests. |
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| Which of the following statements regarding tsunamis (seismic sea waves) is false? |
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| Tsunamis are only generated by undersea land slides. |
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| What happens to waves when approaching the shore? |
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| Wavelengths decrease as the wave crests become more closely spaced. |
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| Which of the following statements regarding waves is false? |
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| As waves approach the coast, the angle between the wave crests and the shoreline increases. |
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| The height of high tide along a coast varies throughout the month. When is the height of high tide at its lowest? |
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| When the moon is at right angles to an imaginary line connecting the Earth and Sun |
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| What drives ocean circulation? |
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a. Temperature contrasts within ocean water. 0%
b. Compositional differences in ocean water. 0%
c. Density contrasts in ocean water. 0%
d. Wind. |
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| When considering a vertical profile of ocean water, salinity is highest in _____________ water. |
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| The North Atlantic and Antarctica are two major sources of... |
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| The overall effect of gyres is (are)... |
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| Clockwise circulation of ocean currents in the northern hemisphere. |
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| Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with the Ekman Spiral? |
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| Upper layers of surface water are deflected more than lower layers as a result of the Coriolis force. |
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| Which of the following statements regarding downwelling and upwelling is false? |
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| Downwelling is responsible for bringing deep-water nutrients up to shallower levels along a coastline. |
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| Surface equatorial waters flow ________ while deep polar waters flow _________ in global-scale ocean circulation. |
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| Towards the poles/towards the equator |
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| How does El Niño differ from La Niña? |
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| Pacific equatorial waters are warmer during El Niño and cooler during La Niña |
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