Question 1

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-highest tidal range in the lunar cycle

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 2

There is no horizontal tide-generating force on Earth at points directly below and opposite the Moon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A full lunar tidal cycle is:

Accepted Answer

A) 12 hours in duration. 
B) 12 hours 25 minutes in duration. 
C) 24 hours in duration. 
D) 24 hours and 50 minutes in duration. 
E) 48 hours in duration. 
A) 12 hours in duration. 
B) 12 hours 25 minutes in duration. 
C) 24 hours in duration. 
D) 24 hours and 50 minutes in duration. 
E) 48 hours in duration.

Question 4

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)  diurnal 
B)  semidiurnal 
C)  mixed 
D)  quadrature 
E)  mixed semidiurnal 
A)  diurnal 
B)  semidiurnal 
C)  mixed 
D)  quadrature 
E)  mixed semidiurnal

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-water moving out from an inlet due to approaching low tide

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 7

In the United States mixed tides commonly occur along:

Accepted Answer

A) the Atlantic coast. 
B) Cape Cod. 
C) the Gulf of Mexico coast. 
D) the Florida Keys. 
E) the Pacific coast. 
A) the Atlantic coast. 
B) Cape Cod. 
C) the Gulf of Mexico coast. 
D) the Florida Keys. 
E) the Pacific coast.

Question 8

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-center of an open ocean tidal system

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 9

When the Earth is at its greatest distance from the sun, it is said to be at:

Accepted Answer

A) apogee. 
B) aphelion. 
C) perigee. 
D) perihelion. 
E) proxigean. 
A) apogee. 
B) aphelion. 
C) perigee. 
D) perihelion. 
E) proxigean.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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)  waning crescent 
B)  waning gibbous 
C)  waxing perigee 
D)  waxing crescent 
E)  waxing gibbous 
A)  waning crescent 
B)  waning gibbous 
C)  waxing perigee 
D)  waxing crescent 
E)  waxing gibbous

Question 12

If the side of the Earth that faces the moon experiences a high tide, then the side of the Earth that is opposite from the moon will have a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) high tide. 
B) low tide. 
C) neap tide. 
D) proxigean tide. 
E) spring tide. 
A) high tide. 
B) low tide. 
C) neap tide. 
D) proxigean tide. 
E) spring tide.

Question 13

A diurnal tidal pattern is common along the Pacific coast of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The center of mass of the Earth-Moon system is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) aphelion. 
B) apogee. 
C) barycenter. 
D) perigee. 
E) perihelion. 
A) aphelion. 
B) apogee. 
C) barycenter. 
D) perigee. 
E) perihelion.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Discuss the relationship between the Earth's rotation and the location of tidal bulges.

Accepted Answer

The Earth's rotation plays a significant

Question 17

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)  aphelion 
B)  nadir 
C)  apogee 
D)  perigee 
E)  perihelion 
A)  aphelion 
B)  nadir 
C)  apogee 
D)  perigee 
E)  perihelion

Question 18

-This wave formed on a river by a flood current is called a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) ebb tide. 
B) flood tide. 
C) seiche 
D) tidal bore. 
E) tsunami. 
A) ebb tide. 
B) flood tide. 
C) seiche 
D) tidal bore. 
E) tsunami.

Question 19

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)  neap tide 
B)  ebb current 
C)  ebb tide 
D)  flood current 
E)  flood tide 
A)  neap tide 
B)  ebb current 
C)  ebb tide 
D)  flood current 
E)  flood tide

Question 20

Tidal ranges will be greatest when the Earth and the Moon are at:

Accepted Answer

A) apogee. 
B) aphelion. 
C) perigee. 
D) perihelion. 
E) proxigean. 
A) apogee. 
B) aphelion. 
C) perigee. 
D) perihelion. 
E) proxigean.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -highest tidal range in the lunar cycle

There is no horizontal tide-generating force on Earth at points directly below and opposite the Moon.

A full lunar tidal cycle is:

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.

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

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -water moving out from an inlet due to approaching low tide

In the United States mixed tides commonly occur along:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -center of an open ocean tidal system

When the Earth is at its greatest distance from the sun, it is said to be at:

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

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.

If the side of the Earth that faces the moon experiences a high tide, then the side of the Earth that is opposite from the moon will have a/an:

A diurnal tidal pattern is common along the Pacific coast of the United States.

The center of mass of the Earth-Moon system is called the:

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

Discuss the relationship between the Earth's rotation and the location of tidal bulges.

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.

-This wave formed on a river by a flood current is called a/an:

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.

Tidal ranges will be greatest when the Earth and the Moon are at:

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Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -highest tidal range in the lunar cycle

There is no horizontal tide-generating force on Earth at points directly below and opposite the Moon.

A full lunar tidal cycle is:

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.

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

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -water moving out from an inlet due to approaching low tide

In the United States mixed tides commonly occur along:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -center of an open ocean tidal system

When the Earth is at its greatest distance from the sun, it is said to be at:

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

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.

If the side of the Earth that faces the moon experiences a high tide, then the side of the Earth that is opposite from the moon will have a/an:

A diurnal tidal pattern is common along the Pacific coast of the United States.

The center of mass of the Earth-Moon system is called the:

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

Discuss the relationship between the Earth's rotation and the location of tidal bulges.

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.

-This wave formed on a river by a flood current is called a/an:

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.

Tidal ranges will be greatest when the Earth and the Moon are at:

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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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