Waves, Currents and Tides Final Review

When are tides highest?

• during the moon’s first quarter phase

• when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line

• during the moon’s third quarter phase

• when the moon is at a right angle to the sun

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In the diagram above what does letter F represent?

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Shelf

• Sea Trench

• Sea Mount

In the diagram above what does letter A represent?

• Abyssal Plain

• Continental Shelf

• Sea Trench

• Sea Mount

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A nearly flat region of the ocean floor, covered with thick layers of sediment, is called a(an)

• seamount

• abyssal plain

• continental slope

• mid-ocean ridge

In the diagram above letter D represents?

• Ocean Trench

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Sea Mount

• Guyot

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The size of a wave is NOT affected by the

• length of time the wind blows across the water.

• salinity of the water.

• strength of the wind.

• distance the wind blows across the water.

The highest high tide and lowest low tides are called spring tides. Which positions of the Moon produce spring tides in Earth’s oceans?

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 4

• 1 and 3

• 3 and 4

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Dunes reduce beach erosion because

• they cause the tides to go higher.

• they cause waves to break offshore.

• the roots of dune plants hold sand in place.

• they prevent people from walking on the beach.

Salinity is a measure of which of the following in water?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• dissolved salts

• sand

Which of the following areas in the ocean is likely to have the lowest salinity?

• a warm, tropical sea

• the cold Arctic Ocean

• a bay at the mouth of a big river

• deep part of the Pacific Ocean