Question 1

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 2

The seaward flow of water due to tidal forces through an inlet is called ebb current.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

A full 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. D

Question 4

A semidiurnal tide is common along the Pacific coast of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The most common tidal pattern around the world are:

Accepted Answer

A) diurnal tides. 
B) mixed tides. 
C) proxigean tides. 
D) semidiurnal tides. 
E) spring tides. 
A) diurnal tides. 
B) mixed tides. 
C) proxigean tides. 
D) semidiurnal tides. 
E) spring tides.

Question 6

Tides are much greater during apogee than during perigee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Grunion depend upon the pattern of erosion and deposition of sand for the survival of their eggs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A lunar day is shorter than a solar day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the United States one can find mixed tides along the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The maximum tidal range in the Bay of Fundy is on the order of 15 meters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A spring tide occurs once per month.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 at 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 at quadrature. 
E) when the sun is at perihelion or aphelion.

Question 15

The angular distance of the orbital plane of the Sun or Moon above or below the Earth's equatorial plane is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) apogee. 
B) declination. 
C) ecliptic. 
D) perihelion. 
E) syzygy. 
A) apogee. 
B) declination. 
C) ecliptic. 
D) perihelion. 
E) syzygy.

Question 16

Match between columns
                        Premises: diurnal
centripetal
ebb
rotary
gravitational
mixed
resultant

Accepted Answer

The Answer of    tidal pattern and  is...

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) large tidal bore. 
B) two amphidromic points. 
C) very large seiche. 
D) very low tidal range. 
E) very high tidal range. 
A) large tidal bore. 
B) two amphidromic points. 
C) very large seiche. 
D) very low tidal range. 
E) very high tidal range.

Question 18

Which of the following is 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 19

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.

Question 20

The tide-generating force is inversely proportional to the cube of the distance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A spring tide:

The seaward flow of water due to tidal forces through an inlet is called ebb current.

A full tidal cycle is:

A semidiurnal tide is common along the Pacific coast of the United States.

The most common tidal pattern around the world are:

Tides are much greater during apogee than during perigee.

A neap tide has:

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

Grunion depend upon the pattern of erosion and deposition of sand for the survival of their eggs.

A lunar day is shorter than a solar day.

In the United States one can find mixed tides along the:

The maximum tidal range in the Bay of Fundy is on the order of 15 meters.

A spring tide occurs once per month.

Neap tides occur:

The angular distance of the orbital plane of the Sun or Moon above or below the Earth's equatorial plane is called the:

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

Which of the following is a tidal current?

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

The tide-generating force is inversely proportional to the cube of the distance.

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Exam 9: Tides

A spring tide:

The seaward flow of water due to tidal forces through an inlet is called ebb current.

A full tidal cycle is:

A semidiurnal tide is common along the Pacific coast of the United States.

The most common tidal pattern around the world are:

Tides are much greater during apogee than during perigee.

A neap tide has:

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

Grunion depend upon the pattern of erosion and deposition of sand for the survival of their eggs.

A lunar day is shorter than a solar day.

In the United States one can find mixed tides along the:

The maximum tidal range in the Bay of Fundy is on the order of 15 meters.

A spring tide occurs once per month.

Neap tides occur:

The angular distance of the orbital plane of the Sun or Moon above or below the Earth's equatorial plane is called the:

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

Which of the following is a tidal current?

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

The tide-generating force is inversely proportional to the cube of the distance.

Introduction to Planet Earth

Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Provinces

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interface

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

The Coastal Oceans

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Animals of the Benthic Environment

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