MEA 250 Test 2 Question and answers
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The water level from which the heights of the tides are measured is referred to
as the
a. sea level of spring tides.
b.tidal datum.
c.maximum range.
d. tidal variance. - correct answers tidal datum
The side of the Earth facing the moon will experience a high tide, while the
opposite side of the Earth will have a
a. low tide.
b. time of no tidal action.
c. high tide also.
d.tide that cannot be predicted. - correct answers high tide also
Isostatic movement of a coastline might occur due to:
a. additional seawater.
b. changes in the rate of seafloor spreading.
c. the removal of a large glacier that rested in that area.
d. underwater landslides.
e. uplift related to earthquake activity. - correct answers the removal of a large
glacier that rested in that area
, During the last ice age, the continental glaciers:
a.can be 3 kilometers thick.
b.are usually thinner than alpine glaciers.
c.flow more slowly than alpine glaciers.
d.are not as cold as alpine glaciers. - correct answers can be 3 kilometers
thick
Emergent coasts might have all of the following characteristics except:
a.cliffs.
b.drowned beaches.
c.exposed wave-cut bench.
d.marine terraces.
e. shell debris found well above current shoreline. - correct answers drowned
beaches
Spring tide occurs about:
a. once per month.
b.once per season.
c.once per year.
d.twice per month.
e.twice per year. - correct answers twice per month
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The water level from which the heights of the tides are measured is referred to
as the
a. sea level of spring tides.
b.tidal datum.
c.maximum range.
d. tidal variance. - correct answers tidal datum
The side of the Earth facing the moon will experience a high tide, while the
opposite side of the Earth will have a
a. low tide.
b. time of no tidal action.
c. high tide also.
d.tide that cannot be predicted. - correct answers high tide also
Isostatic movement of a coastline might occur due to:
a. additional seawater.
b. changes in the rate of seafloor spreading.
c. the removal of a large glacier that rested in that area.
d. underwater landslides.
e. uplift related to earthquake activity. - correct answers the removal of a large
glacier that rested in that area
, During the last ice age, the continental glaciers:
a.can be 3 kilometers thick.
b.are usually thinner than alpine glaciers.
c.flow more slowly than alpine glaciers.
d.are not as cold as alpine glaciers. - correct answers can be 3 kilometers
thick
Emergent coasts might have all of the following characteristics except:
a.cliffs.
b.drowned beaches.
c.exposed wave-cut bench.
d.marine terraces.
e. shell debris found well above current shoreline. - correct answers drowned
beaches
Spring tide occurs about:
a. once per month.
b.once per season.
c.once per year.
d.twice per month.
e.twice per year. - correct answers twice per month
