Quiz 8 - Earth Science

The height, length and period of a wave depend upon _____.

Waves begin to "feel bottom" when the depth of water is ___.

When waves reach shallow water, they are often bent and tend to become parallel to the shore.

The zigzag movement of sand grains along a beach is ____.

Which of the following is designed to prevent or retard shoreline erosion?

Because of the Coriolis effect, surface ocean currents are deflected to the ________ of their path of motion in the Northern Hemisphere.

The daily tidal range is LEAST during ________ tide.

Which of the following is a tidal current?

Although the Sun influences the tides, its effect is considerably less than the effect of the Moon.

Surface ocean circulation is also called thermohaline circulation.