A steady wind can produce a series of waves or a
rogue wave
wave train
tsunami
swell
A fast narrow current that moves seaward is called a
turbidity current
riptide
undertow
rougue wave
Most waves are caused by winds
False
True
Do some marine organisms base their lives around the tides?
True
False
An undertow is caused by wave action
False
True
When the Moon Earth and the Sun are in a straight line it is a neap tide
True
False
Global currents move clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and Counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
False
True
A wave will break on the beach when
the water depth is half the wavelength
the water depth is equal to wavelength
the winds are very strong
the water depth is twice the wavelength
Undersea Earthquakes can generate a large wave or a
rogue wave
Tsunami
whirpool
swell
The rising of nutrient rich, deep waters is called
global current
counter current
tsunami
upwelling
A coast that has two high tides and two low tides per day with the first stronger than the second has
semidiurnal tides
mixed tides
diurnal tides
neap tides
A large current that moves across the ocean surface is called a
turbidity current
global ocean current
longshore current
countercurrent
Large waves that form when waves meet opposing currents are
tidal bores
rogue waves
swells
tidal waves
Tsunamis can be 100 ft high and travel as fast at 500mph!
False
True
you can never escape a rip current
True
False
There are normally two high and two low tides per day
True
False
The Vertical distance between low and high tide is the
swells
tidal range
longshore current
tidal difference
All of the following can cause a tsunami except
an earthquake
a volcanic eruption
and undersea landslide
hurricane winds
Currents that move swiftly down the continental slope are called
turbidity currents
longshore currents
riptides
undertows
Convection currents in the ocean are characterized by
cold water moving from the equator to the poles
warm water sinking at the equator
warm water moving from the equator to the poles
cold water rising at the poles