Exam 11: Tides

Who was the first to recognize the connection of the moon's position to the tides?

What are the different types of tidal patterns? What can influence the tidal pattern of a coastline?

Tides can have a wavelength equal to half of the Earth's circumference.

What is needed to calculate the speed and direction of tidal current while at sea?

What type of current occurs during a high tide?

The resonant oscillation of seismic waves can be enhanced by tides on a smaller scale

What kind of waves are tides?

Due to tractive forces, solar bulges are ____ in comparison to lunar bulges.

Who came up with the dynamic theory of tides?

What is the difference between a solar and lunar day? Which is longer? Why?

When do tidal currents reach their maximum velocity?

Tidal current become simpler when they are in the open ocean.

Spring tides are seasonal tidal events.

The moon and Earth remain in a stable orbit due to their mutual gravitational attraction being offset by inertia.

What is the name for tides caused by inertia and the gravitational force of both the sun and the moon?

What is the Earth's greatest distance from the sun?

What is a disadvantage of using tidal power?

A diurnal tidal pattern is easily explained by the natural tendency for water to rock at a specific frequency when in an enclosed basin.

Large, enclosed bodies of water like the Mediterranean and Baltic seas are subject to large tidal ranges.

What is the relationship between the heights of tides and the amphidromic point?