Question 1

What is the reference level to which a tidal height is compared to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Datum 
B)  Amphidromic point 
C)  Tidal range 
D)  Bore point 
A)  Datum 
B)  Amphidromic point 
C)  Tidal range 
D)  Bore point

Question 2

Tides are capable of slowing the Earth's rotation by the following force:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tidal friction 
B)  Gravitational forces 
C)  Resonance 
D)  Centrifugal forces 
A)  Tidal friction 
B)  Gravitational forces 
C)  Resonance 
D)  Centrifugal forces

Question 3

What is an amphidromic point?

Accepted Answer

A)  A node in the center of the Earth 
B)  A node in the center of an ocean basin 
C)  A node in the center of the Earth-moon orbit 
D)  A node that indicates the peak in a tidal wave's crest 
A)  A node in the center of the Earth 
B)  A node in the center of an ocean basin 
C)  A node in the center of the Earth-moon orbit 
D)  A node that indicates the peak in a tidal wave's crest

Question 4

What is an ebb current?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rise in sea level as a tide crest approaches 
B)  The rise in sea level as a tide trough approaches 
C)  The fall in sea level as a tide trough approaches 
D)  The fall in sea level as a tide crest approaches 
A)  The rise in sea level as a tide crest approaches 
B)  The rise in sea level as a tide trough approaches 
C)  The fall in sea level as a tide trough approaches 
D)  The fall in sea level as a tide crest approaches

Question 5

What are spring tides and neap tides? What tidal behaviors occur with each?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

What is the tidal datum in reference to in regions with semidiurnal mixed tides?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mean lower low water 
B)  Mean low water 
C)  Tidal range 
D)  Mean tide 
A)  Mean lower low water 
B)  Mean low water 
C)  Tidal range 
D)  Mean tide

Question 7

Tides can be predicted years in advance to an accuracy of approximately 3 centimeters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Where was the first tidal powered energy station positioned?

Accepted Answer

A)  The estuary in the Rance River, France 
B)  The mouth of the Annapolis River, Nova Scotia 
C)  The Bay of Fundy, between Main and New Brunswick, Canada 
D)  Bristol, England 
A)  The estuary in the Rance River, France 
B)  The mouth of the Annapolis River, Nova Scotia 
C)  The Bay of Fundy, between Main and New Brunswick, Canada 
D)  Bristol, England

Question 9

When high or low tidal currents begin to change direction, it is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ebb water 
B)  Flood water 
C)  Slack water 
D)  Stagnant water 
A)  Ebb water 
B)  Flood water 
C)  Slack water 
D)  Stagnant water

Question 10

Why is the same side of the moon always facing Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  The gravitational pull 
B)  The inertia of Earth 
C)  The length of a solar day in comparison to a lunar day 
D)  The tidal friction locked the moon's rotation to that of Earth 
A)  The gravitational pull 
B)  The inertia of Earth 
C)  The length of a solar day in comparison to a lunar day 
D)  The tidal friction locked the moon's rotation to that of Earth

What is the reference level to which a tidal height is compared to?

Tides are capable of slowing the Earth's rotation by the following force:

What is an amphidromic point?

What is an ebb current?

What are spring tides and neap tides? What tidal behaviors occur with each?

What is the tidal datum in reference to in regions with semidiurnal mixed tides?

Tides can be predicted years in advance to an accuracy of approximately 3 centimeters.

Where was the first tidal powered energy station positioned?

When high or low tidal currents begin to change direction, it is called:

Why is the same side of the moon always facing Earth?

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Exam 11: Tides

What is the reference level to which a tidal height is compared to?

Tides are capable of slowing the Earth's rotation by the following force:

What is an amphidromic point?

What is an ebb current?

What are spring tides and neap tides? What tidal behaviors occur with each?

What is the tidal datum in reference to in regions with semidiurnal mixed tides?

Tides can be predicted years in advance to an accuracy of approximately 3 centimeters.

Where was the first tidal powered energy station positioned?

When high or low tidal currents begin to change direction, it is called:

Why is the same side of the moon always facing Earth?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Coasts

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

Marine Resources

The Ocean and the Environment

Filters