GEL 1006 - Exam 3

GEL 1006
OCEANOGRAPHY

EXAM 3

DUE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8

General Guidance:

The exam questions below cover the material we will discuss in class. Your answers should reflect what we cover in class, the posted notes, and the text book.
It is best to work on the questions as we cover the material; you should feel free to bring the questions up in class for discussion.
Be thorough, it may take one or two paragraphs to completely answer the question.
Put the answer into your own words. Short quotes are OK, but your answer should not be a single, long quote from a source.
Please answer the questions using complete sentences, and be sure to use proper spelling and grammar (worth 10%).
The answers must be typed.
Informal citations are required.
- If you are using information from the textbook; indicate the page number
- If you are using information from your class notes; indicate so
- If you are using other sources, you should indicate the source
- Format examples: "According to [source], [followed by the information]" OR "[information] [followed by source in parentheses]"
Answers that are copied from the book, notes, another student, or any other source (verbatim or superficially rephrased) will not be accepted. While you should use all the resources available and you can and should work with other students, the work you submit must be your own work in your own words.

Describe three of the forces that drive the ocean surface currents and explain the effects of each. (10 pts.)
Describe three of the forces that drive the deep ocean currents and explain the effects of each. (10 pts.)
Describe the characteristics of a Western Boundary Current and name two of these currents. (5 pts.)
Describe the equatorial counter-current and the conditions allow it to occur. (5 pts.)
Describe the three wind factors that affect the growth of a wind wave. (Describe the characteristics of the wind or a storm determine the size of wind waves.) (10 pts.)
Describe a tsunami and what might cause one. (5 pts.)
Describe a storm surge and what might cause one. (5 pts.)
Explain why there so few large waves in the Arctic Ocean? (5 pts.)
What type of wave could tip over a large ship on the open ocean? Explain how this type of wave forms. (5 pts.)
Explain one reason why a coast might not have two equal tides every day. (5 pts.)
Explain the cause of the monthly spring-neap tidal cycle. (5 pts.)
Describe three causes of erosion that take place along a coast. (10 pts.)
Describe the process of longshore drift. (5 pts.)
Describe the movement of sediment in a coastal cell. (5 pts.)
Describe two possible causes for sea level change along a coast. (10 pts.)