Exam 16: Oceans and Coastlines

The layer of ocean water in which temperature drops rapidly with depth is called the ____.

A spring tide is a ____ tide that occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are ____.

The depth of the wave base is roughly ____ a single wavelength.

When the flow of water caused by the rise and fall of the tides is channeled by a bay with a narrow entrance or by closely spaced islands, a(n) _______________ results.

As waves erode a headland into a steep cliff, a flat or gently sloping ____ forms at the base.