Question 1

A tidal day is

Accepted Answer

A)  12 hours. 
B)  12 hours and 25 minutes. 
C)  24 hours. 
D)  24 hours and 50 minutes. 
E)  It depends on the day. 
A)  12 hours. 
B)  12 hours and 25 minutes. 
C)  24 hours. 
D)  24 hours and 50 minutes. 
E)  It depends on the day.

Question 2

Spring tides are present when the lunar and solar tide waves are in phase with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Diurnal tides are more prevalent at middle latitudes when the tide-raising bodies are

Accepted Answer

A)  at low declination. 
B)  at high declination. 
C)  in line with each other. 
D)  90 degrees to each other. 
E)  180 degrees to each other. 
A)  at low declination. 
B)  at high declination. 
C)  in line with each other. 
D)  90 degrees to each other. 
E)  180 degrees to each other.

Question 4

Tides

Accepted Answer

A)  are shallow water waves. 
B)  are progressive waves. 
C)  rotate in ocean basins. 
D)  have elliptical water particle orbits. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  are shallow water waves. 
B)  are progressive waves. 
C)  rotate in ocean basins. 
D)  have elliptical water particle orbits. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 5

Tide waves have

Accepted Answer

A)  crests at the high-water level and troughs at the low-water level. 
B)  periods of 24 hours and 50 minutes or 12 hours and 25 minutes. 
C)  speeds that are constant. 
D)  crests at the high-water level and troughs at the low-water level, periods of 24 hours and 50 minutes or 12 hours and 25 minutes, and speeds that are constant. 
E)  crests at the high-water level and troughs at the low-water level and periods of 24 hours and 50 minutes or 12 hours and 25 minutes. 
A)  crests at the high-water level and troughs at the low-water level. 
B)  periods of 24 hours and 50 minutes or 12 hours and 25 minutes. 
C)  speeds that are constant. 
D)  crests at the high-water level and troughs at the low-water level, periods of 24 hours and 50 minutes or 12 hours and 25 minutes, and speeds that are constant. 
E)  crests at the high-water level and troughs at the low-water level and periods of 24 hours and 50 minutes or 12 hours and 25 minutes.

Question 6

If a narrow coastal basin oscillates with a period that nearly matches the tidal period, near its entrance the basin has _______ amplitude tides and ________ tidal currents.

Accepted Answer

A)  large; small 
B)  small; small 
C)  large; large 
D)  small; large 
E)  no change in; no change in 
A)  large; small 
B)  small; small 
C)  large; large 
D)  small; large 
E)  no change in; no change in

Question 7

Tidal days are longer than solar days because

Accepted Answer

A)  the moon rotates more slowly than the Earth. 
B)  the moon rotates more quickly than the Earth. 
C)  the moon moves in the same direction around the Earth as the Earth revolves on its axis. 
D)  the moon moves in the rotates in the opposite direction of the Earth. 
E)  tidal days are not longer than solar days. 
A)  the moon rotates more slowly than the Earth. 
B)  the moon rotates more quickly than the Earth. 
C)  the moon moves in the same direction around the Earth as the Earth revolves on its axis. 
D)  the moon moves in the rotates in the opposite direction of the Earth. 
E)  tidal days are not longer than solar days.

Question 8

The possibility of obtaining large amounts of energy from the tides exists where

Accepted Answer

A)  there are large tidal ranges. 
B)  there are small tidal ranges. 
C)  there are narrow channels with swift tidal currents. 
D)  there are wide channels and slow tidal currents. 
E)  there are large tidal ranges and there are narrow channels with swift tidal currents. 
A)  there are large tidal ranges. 
B)  there are small tidal ranges. 
C)  there are narrow channels with swift tidal currents. 
D)  there are wide channels and slow tidal currents. 
E)  there are large tidal ranges and there are narrow channels with swift tidal currents.

Question 9

The greatest tidal range occurs farthest from the amphidromic point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A spring tide occurs approximately

Accepted Answer

A)  once per week. 
B)  every two weeks. 
C)  once per month. 
D)  once per year. 
E)  twice per year. 
A)  once per week. 
B)  every two weeks. 
C)  once per month. 
D)  once per year. 
E)  twice per year.

Question 11

The tidal range toward the center of an ocean basin with a rotary standing tide is _______ the range at the edges of the basin.

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller than 
B)  larger than 
C)  about the same as 
D)  of longer duration than 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  smaller than 
B)  larger than 
C)  about the same as 
D)  of longer duration than 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 12

The values of tide corange lines decrease as they move away from the amphidromic point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In an open-ended embayment connected to the sea (for example, the Bay of Fundy), how much of the fundamental standing tide wave form is present?

Accepted Answer

A)  One-half the wave 
B)  The complete wave 
C)  One-quarter the wave 
D)  Two waves 
E)  Four waves 
A)  One-half the wave 
B)  The complete wave 
C)  One-quarter the wave 
D)  Two waves 
E)  Four waves

Question 14

A tidal pattern of two high tides and two low tides each day is known as a diurnal tidal pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Lunar tides are larger than solar tides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rotary currents progress in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A rising tide is known as an ebb tide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The co-range lines of a rotary standing tide wave all converge at the ________ point.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The co-range lines of a rotary standing...

Question 19

The typical semidiurnal period of a solar tide according to equilibrium tidal theory is ______ hours, whereas the semidiurnal lunar tidal period is _______ hours.

Accepted Answer

A)  12.0; 12.4 
B)  24.0; 24.8 
C)  12.4; 12.0 
D)  12.8; 24.0 
E)  12.0; 12.0 
A)  12.0; 12.4 
B)  24.0; 24.8 
C)  12.4; 12.0 
D)  12.8; 24.0 
E)  12.0; 12.0

Question 20

The time period between successive new moons is 29.5 days.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A tidal day is

Spring tides are present when the lunar and solar tide waves are in phase with each other.

Diurnal tides are more prevalent at middle latitudes when the tide-raising bodies are

Tides

Tide waves have

If a narrow coastal basin oscillates with a period that nearly matches the tidal period, near its entrance the basin has _ amplitude tides and __ tidal currents.

Tidal days are longer than solar days because

The possibility of obtaining large amounts of energy from the tides exists where

The greatest tidal range occurs farthest from the amphidromic point.

A spring tide occurs approximately

The tidal range toward the center of an ocean basin with a rotary standing tide is _______ the range at the edges of the basin.

The values of tide corange lines decrease as they move away from the amphidromic point.

In an open-ended embayment connected to the sea (for example, the Bay of Fundy), how much of the fundamental standing tide wave form is present?

A tidal pattern of two high tides and two low tides each day is known as a diurnal tidal pattern.

Lunar tides are larger than solar tides.

Rotary currents progress in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere.

A rising tide is known as an ebb tide.

The co-range lines of a rotary standing tide wave all converge at the ________ point.

The typical semidiurnal period of a solar tide according to equilibrium tidal theory is hours, whereas the semidiurnal lunar tidal period is _ hours.

The time period between successive new moons is 29.5 days.

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A tidal day is

Spring tides are present when the lunar and solar tide waves are in phase with each other.

Diurnal tides are more prevalent at middle latitudes when the tide-raising bodies are

Tides

Tide waves have

If a narrow coastal basin oscillates with a period that nearly matches the tidal period, near its entrance the basin has _______ amplitude tides and ________ tidal currents.

Tidal days are longer than solar days because

The possibility of obtaining large amounts of energy from the tides exists where

The greatest tidal range occurs farthest from the amphidromic point.

A spring tide occurs approximately

The tidal range toward the center of an ocean basin with a rotary standing tide is _______ the range at the edges of the basin.

The values of tide corange lines decrease as they move away from the amphidromic point.

In an open-ended embayment connected to the sea (for example, the Bay of Fundy), how much of the fundamental standing tide wave form is present?

A tidal pattern of two high tides and two low tides each day is known as a diurnal tidal pattern.

Lunar tides are larger than solar tides.

Rotary currents progress in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere.

A rising tide is known as an ebb tide.

The co-range lines of a rotary standing tide wave all converge at the ________ point.

The typical semidiurnal period of a solar tide according to equilibrium tidal theory is ______ hours, whereas the semidiurnal lunar tidal period is _______ hours.

The time period between successive new moons is 29.5 days.

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If a narrow coastal basin oscillates with a period that nearly matches the tidal period, near its entrance the basin has _ amplitude tides and __ tidal currents.

The typical semidiurnal period of a solar tide according to equilibrium tidal theory is hours, whereas the semidiurnal lunar tidal period is _ hours.