OCN Exam 3

Wind blowing across the sea surface

Most ocean surface waves are generated_____?

Wavelength

Wave speed in deep water only depends on what?

Decrease

As a wave approaches the coastline, water depth decreases. As a result, what happens to the wave speed?

tsunami

Which type of wave has a relatively longer period?

Diffeernce in water height between high and low tide within one tidal cycle

What is the definition of tidal range?

Centripetal and Gravitational

The resultant force is the difference between what two other forces?

Period

The time between two consecutive wave troughs is called what?

Gravity

In general, the restoring force for most wind generated waves is _____?

The distance over which the wind blows without interruption

The fetch refers to which term below?

Barycenter

The center of the Earth-Moon system is called

Zenith

The point on the Earth with the greatest gravitational force is called what?

Centripetal and gravitational

The resultant force is the difference between what two forces?

The Earth, Sun, and Moon system is in alignment

A spring tide occurs because of what phenomenon

Fjord estuary

What type of estuary forms as sea level floods a glaciated valley?

Point source

Discharge of pollutants from a chemical manufacturing facility in a nearby river is an example of what type of discharge?

whale

In the list below, which term is NOT a physical resource?

An area extending 200 nautical miles from the coast where one country owns the resources

Choose the best statement that describes Economic exclusion zone (EEZ) from the list below.

increased accumulation of a pollutant in an organism

What is pollutant bioaccumulation? Choose the best answer from the list below.