physical Oceanography Review

Which creates bigger breaking of waves on the coastline?

• rocky bottom shore

• sandy/sediment bottom shore

Waves in the ocean are caused by...

• gravity

• sun-moon-earth complex

• wind

• coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The California current is...

• cold

• warm

• non existent

• made of avocados

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The gulf stream current is...

• warm

• cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Coriolis Effect causes air and water to be moved/deflected by...

• temperature differences in ocean

• density differences in ocean

• earth's rotational spin

• gravity of moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Northern hemisphere currents and wind move in a ____________ direction.

• clockwise

• counter clockwise

• easterly

• northerly

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

All of these impact surface currents EXCEPT...

• wind

• gravitational pull of moon

• land masses

• coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

tides are caused by...

• wind

• gravity of earth/moon/sun

• coriolis effect

• sinking water

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What kind of daily tide pattern?

• mixed

• semidiurnal

• diurnal

• neap

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

what daily tide pattern?

• mixed

• semidiurnal

• diurnal

• spring