Question 1

A neap tide has:

Accepted Answer

A) moderately high tidal range. 
B) moderately low tidal range. 
C) no tidal range. 
D) very high tidal range. 
E) very low tidal range. 
A) moderately high tidal range. 
B) moderately low tidal range. 
C) no tidal range. 
D) very high tidal range. 
E) very low tidal range. E

Question 2

The center of an open ocean tidal system is called a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) amphidromic point. 
B) cotidal center. 
C) rotary center. 
D) seiche. 
E) tidal flux. 
A) amphidromic point. 
B) cotidal center. 
C) rotary center. 
D) seiche. 
E) tidal flux. A

Question 3

A spring tide:

Accepted Answer

A) has moderate high and low tides. 
B) occurs at a blue moon. 
C) occurs at the vernal equinox. 
D) has very high high tides and very low low tides 
E) has very little difference between high and low tides. 
A) has moderate high and low tides. 
B) occurs at a blue moon. 
C) occurs at the vernal equinox. 
D) has very high high tides and very low low tides 
E) has very little difference between high and low tides. D

Question 4

-Describe the number of high and low tides in a lunar day, including the period, and any inequality of diurnal, semidiurnal, and mixed tide types.

Accepted Answer

In a lunar day, which is approximately 2

Question 5

The maximum tidal range at the northern end of the Bay of Fundy is on the order of 17 meters (56 feet).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An area that experiences diurnal tides will have:

Accepted Answer

A) one high tide and one low tide daily. 
B) one high tide and two low tides daily. 
C) one low tide and two high tides daily. 
D) two high tides and two low tides of nearly equal height daily. 
E) two unequal low and high tides daily. 
A) one high tide and one low tide daily. 
B) one high tide and two low tides daily. 
C) one low tide and two high tides daily. 
D) two high tides and two low tides of nearly equal height daily. 
E) two unequal low and high tides daily.

Question 7

The Bay of Fundy is well known for which tidal characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) a diurnal tide 
B) two amphidromic points 
C) very large seiche 
D) very low tidal range 
E) very high tidal range 
A) a diurnal tide 
B) two amphidromic points 
C) very large seiche 
D) very low tidal range 
E) very high tidal range

Question 8

-Distinguish between spring tides and neap tides.

Accepted Answer

Spring tides occur when the Earth, moon,

Question 9

A semidiurnal tidal pattern is common along the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  full moon 
B)  neap tide 
C)  new moon 
D)  spring tide 
E)  syzygy 
A)  full moon 
B)  neap tide 
C)  new moon 
D)  spring tide 
E)  syzygy

Question 11

-Differentiate between apogee and perigee and briefly discuss the effect on tidal height when perigee coincides with spring tide.

Accepted Answer

Apogee occurs when the moon is at the gr

Question 12

Neap tides occur:

Accepted Answer

A) at summer and winter solstice. 
B) during a storm surge. 
C) when the moon is full or new. 
D) when the moon is in quadrature. 
E) when the sun is at perihelion or aphelion. 
A) at summer and winter solstice. 
B) during a storm surge. 
C) when the moon is full or new. 
D) when the moon is in quadrature. 
E) when the sun is at perihelion or aphelion.

Question 13

In the open ocean, the crests and troughs of tidal waves rotate around a cotidal line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-mixed

Accepted Answer

A) tidal force 
B) tidal pattern 
C) tidal current 
A) tidal force 
B) tidal pattern 
C) tidal current

Question 15

-Briefly describe the factors that produce the world's largest tidal range in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia in northeastern Canada.

Accepted Answer

The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia has the

Question 16

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-steep wave front surging up a river as a result of tides

Accepted Answer

A) flood current 
B) neap tide 
C) spring tide 
D) tidal current 
E) amphidromic point
F)cotidal point
G)tidal bore
H)ebb current 
A) flood current 
B) neap tide 
C) spring tide 
D) tidal current 
E) amphidromic point
F)cotidal point
G)tidal bore
H)ebb current

Question 17

Which of the following produces a tidal current?

Accepted Answer

A) both ebb tides and flood tides 
B) both neap tides and spring tides 
C) ebb tide 
D) flood tide 
E) spring tide 
A) both ebb tides and flood tides 
B) both neap tides and spring tides 
C) ebb tide 
D) flood tide 
E) spring tide

Question 18

The ________ force pulls an orbiting body toward the center of that orbit.

Accepted Answer

A) amphidromic 
B) magnetic 
C) centripetal 
D) gravitational 
E) tidal 
A) amphidromic 
B) magnetic 
C) centripetal 
D) gravitational 
E) tidal

Question 19

A tidal pattern with one high tide and one low tide each lunar day is called a semidiurnal tidal pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The plane through the ellipse that marks the revolution of the Earth around the Sun is called the ecliptic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A neap tide has:

The center of an open ocean tidal system is called a/an:

A spring tide:

-Describe the number of high and low tides in a lunar day, including the period, and any inequality of diurnal, semidiurnal, and mixed tide types.

The maximum tidal range at the northern end of the Bay of Fundy is on the order of 17 meters (56 feet).

An area that experiences diurnal tides will have:

The Bay of Fundy is well known for which tidal characteristic?

-Distinguish between spring tides and neap tides.

A semidiurnal tidal pattern is common along the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

-Differentiate between apogee and perigee and briefly discuss the effect on tidal height when perigee coincides with spring tide.

Neap tides occur:

In the open ocean, the crests and troughs of tidal waves rotate around a cotidal line.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -mixed

-Briefly describe the factors that produce the world's largest tidal range in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia in northeastern Canada.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -steep wave front surging up a river as a result of tides

Which of the following produces a tidal current?

The ________ force pulls an orbiting body toward the center of that orbit.

A tidal pattern with one high tide and one low tide each lunar day is called a semidiurnal tidal pattern.

The plane through the ellipse that marks the revolution of the Earth around the Sun is called the ecliptic.

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Exam 9: Tides

A neap tide has:

The center of an open ocean tidal system is called a/an:

A spring tide:

-Describe the number of high and low tides in a lunar day, including the period, and any inequality of diurnal, semidiurnal, and mixed tide types.

The maximum tidal range at the northern end of the Bay of Fundy is on the order of 17 meters (56 feet).

An area that experiences diurnal tides will have:

The Bay of Fundy is well known for which tidal characteristic?

-Distinguish between spring tides and neap tides.

A semidiurnal tidal pattern is common along the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

-Differentiate between apogee and perigee and briefly discuss the effect on tidal height when perigee coincides with spring tide.

Neap tides occur:

In the open ocean, the crests and troughs of tidal waves rotate around a cotidal line.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -mixed

-Briefly describe the factors that produce the world's largest tidal range in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia in northeastern Canada.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -steep wave front surging up a river as a result of tides

Which of the following produces a tidal current?

The ________ force pulls an orbiting body toward the center of that orbit.

A tidal pattern with one high tide and one low tide each lunar day is called a semidiurnal tidal pattern.

The plane through the ellipse that marks the revolution of the Earth around the Sun is called the ecliptic.

Introduction to Planet Earth

Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Provinces

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interaction

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

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The Coastal Ocean

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Animals of the Benthic Environment

The Oceans and Climate Change

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