测验# 1 chapters1and2 -基恩大学（ quiz#1 chapters1and2- kean university）.docVIP

Homework Questions for Lecture 14 ES 1000 NOTE: This homework is for the third test. A. Short answer: The Abyssal Plain averages about ___ kilometers deep. The equator receives 2.5 times more __________ than the poles. Freshwater ice forms from saltwater at minus ___ degrees C. Since forming ice expels salt, polar seawater is saltier and denser, and it sinks. Air masses above the equator are moving much _______ than air masses near the poles. Winds in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the ______. Evaporation makes seawater ________ and more dense. A beach is a narrow strip of land, washed by ________ or tides. Waves are produced by the action of ____________. ________ is defined as the distance a wave-producing wind travels before hitting land. The water within a mid-ocean wave has an ____________ motion. Waves erode coastal rocks by forcing water and ____ under high pressure into rock crevices. A __________ is a pile of sand on the backshore deposited by a storm. Roots of ______________ trees dissipate wave energy, creating quiet waters where coastal deposition can occur. Coral Reefs around eroding volcanoes eventually form an ________. B. Match the Terms. Hook_____ a. cliff that juts seaward Tombolo____ b. curved spit Thermocline ____ c. wide and shallow current Gulf Stream _____ d. rapid temperature change Jetty ____ e. deposition behind sea stack Wave refraction____ f. narrow and deep current Headland_____ g. circular coral reef Atoll_____ h. parallel to main coast Canary Current____ i. keeps the inlet clear of sediment Barrier Island______ j. mostly due to the moon Tides ____ k. lower speed in shallow water C. True or False? Circle the correct answer. Evaporation increases salinity