Study Guide: Ch 16 - Dynamic Ocean

1. 	The energy that drives surface ocean currents comes from ____.

2. 	Which force is involved in the development of surface currents?

3. 	Are ocean currents that move toward the poles warm or cold?

4. 	What effect causes surface ocean currents to be deflected?

5. 	The rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water is called ____.

6. 	Which processes decrease the salinity of water?

7. 	Do density currents move horizontally or vertically?

8.	 According to the conveyor belt model of ocean circulation, what happens when water reaches the poles?

9. 	The horizontal distance between two successive crests is called the ____.

10. 	The vertical distance between trough and crest is called the ____.

11. 	What are some examples of visible evidence of energy passing through water?

12. 	What is fetch?

13. 	The height, length, and period of a wave does NOT depend upon which of the following?

14. 	The smallest daily tidal range occurs during which type of tide (spring tide or neap tide)?

15. 	Which tidal pattern has two high tides and two low tides each day?

16. 	The movement of water that parallels the shore within the surf zone is called ____.

17. 	The accumulation of sediment found along the shore of a lake or ocean is called a ____.

18. 	The sawing and grinding action of rock fragments in the water is called ____.

19. 	Wave impact and pressure cause ____.

20. 	Waves in shallow water become bent and begin to run parallel to shore, a process known as ____.

21. 	An isolated remnant of wave erosion is a ____.

22. 	What is a wave-cut platform?

23. 	Which of the following is a landform created by wave erosion?

24. 	A ridge of sand projecting into a bay and often having a hooked end is a ____.

25. 	What feature connects an island to the mainland or to another island?