Quiz 1 Transpo - Reviewer

These are moving energy travelling along the interface between ocean and atmosphere, often transferring energy from a storm far out at sea over distances of several thousand kilometers.

• air-water interface

• water-water interface

• waves

• internal waves

These are structures extending alongshore or out from the shore into a body of water, to which boats may be moored.

• docks

• harbors

• piers

• ports

It is any location where two or more roads converge or meet at grade. Also known as "crossroad".

• intersection

• cross section

• interchange

• crossties

It is a road junction that uses grade separation, and typically one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without interruption from other crossing traffic streams.

• interchange

• intersection

• expressway

• roundabout

These are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth.

• Tidal Constituents

• Datum

• Tidal Datum

• Tides

It is the average of all the high water heights observed over a period of several years.

• Diurnal Tide Level

• Mean High Water

• Mean Higher High Water

• Highest Astronomical Tide

It is the vertical difference between the high tide and the succeeding low tide.

• Tidal Level

• Tidal Mean

• Tidal Difference

• Tidal Range

It is the average height of the highest tide recorded at a tide station each day during the recording period.

• Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)

• Mean High Water (MHW)

• Diurnal Tide Level (DTL)

• Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT)

This is a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload. It is also a structure constructed by the river or sea to provide a safe area for boats to dock.

• port

• wharf

• pier

• harbor

It is defined as the elevation of the highest predicted astronomical tide expected to occur at a specific tide station.

• Diurnal Tide Level

• Highest Astronomical Tide

• Mean Higher High Water

• Mean High Water