Exam 15: Shorelines and Shoreline Processes

Regularly sized waves with long, rounded crests are known as ____________________.

Waves are oscillations of the water surface.

Why do wave sizes in ponds and lakes have less magnitude than those in oceans?

The bending of waves toward shore as they approach from an oblique angle is called wave ____________________.

Orbiting molecules of water in a wave touch the sea or lake floor at the depth of the ____________________.

In the open ocean salinity ranges from 32 to 37%.

Describe the way a wave moves and what wave speed measures.

What causes a wave to break when it reaches shore?

Coriolis effect is the deflection of freely moving bodies, such as air or water molecules, due to Earth's rotation.

Briefly explain how sea level could fall in one region while it is generally rising elsewhere.