Tides and Ocean Floor

Which of the following is responsible for the Earth's tides?

• The circulation of water in bays and estuaries
• The thermohaline circulation of water
• The wind speed and fetch of eater
• The gravitational pull of the sun and moon

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Surface ocean currents are generated mostly by

• the Coriolis effect
• water density
• tides
• wind

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How many high tides occur each day?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth revolving around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• Rising and falling tides
• Pull of gravity

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What is the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans?

• Tide
• Tidal range
• Spring Tide
• Neap Tide

What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean? 

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• doubles

What does label C represent in the picture? 

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• sea mount

What does label D represent on the picture? 

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• mid ocean ridge