Exam 11: The Coastal Ocean

Match the description of the estuary with its name. Use each choice once, more than once, or not at all. -a shallow lagoon separated from the open ocean by a bar deposit such as a barrier island

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -coastal wetland occurring at temperate latitudes that experience seasonal frosts

Prevailing offshore winds tend to decrease surface water salinity in a coastal plain estuary.

Match the description of the estuary with its name. Use each choice once, more than once, or not at all. -shallow estuaries in which freshwater and salt water are completely mixed from the top to the bottom of the water column

Pollutants are any substance that has a negative effect on the environment.

The two most significant human sources of oil pollution in the marine environment are:

Estuarine circulation associated with a deep, high river volume system where no horizontal salinity gradient exists at the surface is called a:

An example of a bar-built estuary 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. -equal temperature

The Law of the Sea Treaty is an international agreement which gives the United Nations control of the ownership of coastal waters.

Explain the difference between a territorial sea and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

One major problem associated with the Chesapeake Bay due to increased human pressure is:

The type of circulation pattern found in Laguna Madre is:

Plastics cause significant biological damage in oceans when:

This wetland coastal area occurs:

Biomagnification results in substances, including toxic chemicals, to move up food chains and become concentrated in the tissues of larger animals.

Reasons for the loss of coastal wetlands include all of the following except:

Salt wedge estuaries have a well-developed halocline.

The toxicity of marine pollutants is evaluated through bioassays by: