1. Which major source of energy produces chop or \"sea \"? a. wind b. doing the
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1. Which major source of energy produces chop or "sea "? a. wind b. doing the 'wave' at a basketball game c. moon's gravity d. earthquakes 2. Which type of wave is small and constrained by hydrogen bonding? a. gravity waves b. capillary waves c. choppy waves 3. The proportions of sodium to chlorine is relatively constant in the ocean. a. true b. false 4. Which is true about thermohaline circulation: occurs at ocean surface currents that move very fast c. originates in polar regions with cooling, sinking water d. does not create deep waves a. b. 5. Which is NOT true about El Nino? Causes a L pressure system near Peru a. b. c. occurs in Dec d. leads to upwelling along Peruvian coast Causes warmer water near Peru 6. Which pattern of tides would occur if tides were 'ideal"? a. diurnal b. semidiurnal c. mixed 7. Which is true about the wave base? a. It is h the wavelength b. b. it is point at which orbital wave action ceases c. If depth of water is shallower than wave base energy is compressed and causes steeper, breaking waves All are true d. 8. Which factor is not a major influence on wave energy? b. depth of water 9. Which type of boundary would you predict to have plunging waves? 10. The prediction for future hurricanes under a climate change scenario is c. duration d. wind speed a. fetch b. passive continental margin a. active continental margin a. more hurricanes, less intense c. fewer hurricanes, less intense b. more hurricanes, more intense b. fewer hurricanes, more intense 11. Which is NOT true about the pycnocline: a. is absent in northern latitudes b. c. allows water to more easily mix d. changes with depth at the equator is not related to water temperature 12. Winds bend to the right in the northern hemisphere. A. True B. FalseExplanation / Answer
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. B
11. B. Pycnoline is a layer in the ocean in which Water density increases rapidly with depth.
12. A True. This is due to coriolis effect.
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