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Oceanscoasts INDEX.Pdf OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf This is an index of all terms/ideas in this question bank. Question banks are organized into topics containing related terms/ideas. Each term/idea has at least one related question, in some cases illustrated with a photo or diagram. Question names are shown in italics, followed by an abbreviated photo source. All terms are listed in the order that they occur within the actual question bank. The file name listed after "Test bank" is a lower quality, smaller image suitable for use on the web. The file name listed after "High quality" is a larger and better quality image suitable for use in classroom presentations. Additional information regarding the photo/diagram sources can be found in the OceansCoasts_Captions.pdf file. QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 01: Ocean Characteristics – Definitions Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: bathymetry – No Picture coast – No Picture continental shelf Test bank: [Oceans01_01.jpg] High quality: [Atlantic_NOAA.jpg] continental slope Test bank: [Oceans01_01.jpg] High quality: [Atlantic_NOAA.jpg] abyssal plain Test bank: [Oceans01_01.jpg] High quality: [Atlantic_NOAA.jpg] passive continental margin – example Test bank: [Oceans01_01.jpg] High quality: [Atlantic_NOAA.jpg] active continental margin – example Test bank: [Oceans01_02.jpg] High quality: [00N090W_NOAA.jpg] submarine canyons Test bank: [Oceans01_03.jpg] High quality: [Canyon_SanMonBay_CA_USGS.jpg] turbidity current – No Picture Page 1 of 10 OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf turbidite – No Picture submarine fan Test bank: [Oceans01_03.jpg] High quality: [Canyon_SanMonBay_CA_USGS.jpg] QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 02: Ocean Composition – Definitions Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: salinity – No Picture halocline – No Picture thermocline – No Picture pycnocline – No Picture heat capacity – No Picture QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 03: Ocean Currents – Definitions Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: ocean currents – No Picture eddies Test bank: [Oceans03_01.jpg] High quality: [MOD28L2_P2005108_C3_1715_1720_1900.jpg] gyres Test bank: [Oceans03_02.jpg] High quality: [Gyres_Atlantic_NASA.jpg] Coriolis effect – No Picture Ekman spiral – No Picture QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 04: Tides – Definitions Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: tide – No Picture Page 2 of 10 OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf tidal reach – No Picture mean sea level – No Picture flood tide – No Picture ebb tide – No Picture tidal flat Test bank: [Oceans04_01.jpg] High quality: [TidalFlats_Sul_ME.jpg] shoreline – No Picture inertial zone – No Picture neap tide – No Picture spring tide – No Picture QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 05: Waves – Definitions Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: wavelength – No Picture amplitude – No Picture wave base – No Picture fetch – No Picture ripple – No Picture swell Test bank: [Oceans05_01.jpg] High quality: [Coast_HeronIs_Aus.jpg] breaker Test bank: [Oceans05_02.jpg] High quality: [Waves_SurfCA_NOAA.jpg] surf zone Test bank: [Oceans05_03.jpg] High quality: [Beach_Quartz_Waves_CA.jpg] Page 3 of 10 OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf wave refraction Test bank: [Oceans05_04.jpg] High quality: [WavesDiagram01_CLR.jpg] longshore current Test bank: [Oceans05_04.jpg] High quality: [WavesDiagram01_CLR.jpg] rip current Test bank: [Oceans05_05.jpg] High quality: [Current_Rip_AUS.jpg] QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 06: Coastal Landforms – Definitions Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: sandy shore Test bank: [Oceans06_01.jpg] High quality: [br_panoramic_USGS.jpg] rocky coast Test bank: [Oceans06_02.jpg] High quality: [SeaStacks_MendCo_051803.jpg] coastal wetland – No Picture fjord Test bank: [Oceans06_03.jpg] High quality: [FjordDiagram01.jpg] reef Test bank: [Oceans06_04.jpg] High quality: [Reef_Shallow_MX_1_Hi] beach Test bank: [Oceans05_03.jpg] High quality: [Beach_Quartz_Waves_CA.jpg] berm – No Picture barrier island Test bank: [Oceans06_05.jpg] High quality: [Barrier_Isands_NC.jpg] lagoon Test bank: [Oceans06_05.jpg] Page 4 of 10 OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf High quality: [Barrier_Isands_NC.jpg] tidal flats Test bank: [Oceans04_01.jpg] High quality: [TidalFlats_Sul_ME.jpg] wave-cut notch Test bank: [Oceans06_06.jpg] High quality: [Beach_Moolack_OR.jpg] QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 07: Ocean Characteristics – Thought Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: oceanic and continental crust – No Picture distribution of ocean vs. continents Test bank: [Oceans07_01.jpg] High quality: [Poles_NOAA_Hi.jpg] oldest oceanic crust – No Picture percent of oceanic crust – No Picture landform transition off NA Test bank: [Oceans01_01.jpg] High quality: [Atlantic_NOAA.jpg] pelagic sediment – No Picture QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 08: Ocean Composition – Thought Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: composition of sea water – No Picture variation in temperature Test bank: [Oceans08_01.jpg] High quality: [modis_sst_200105_lrg.jpg] variation in salinity Test bank: [Oceans08_02.jpg] Page 5 of 10 OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf High quality: [SSSALINE_small.jpg] heat capacity – land and water – No Picture maximum density of water – No Picture variation in density – No Picture QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 09: Ocean Currents – Thought Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: generation of surface currents Test bank: [Oceans03_01.jpg] High quality: [MOD28L2_P2005108_C3_1715_1720_1900.jpg] generation of deep currents Test bank: [Oceans09_01.jpg] High quality: [global_conveyor_belt.jpg] global conveyer belt Test bank: [Oceans09_01.jpg] High quality: [global_conveyor_belt.jpg] QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 10: Tides – Thought Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: tidal bore example Test bank: [Oceans10_01.jpg] High quality: [TidalBore_2of3_NB.jpg] main tidal forces – No Picture factors of tide timing and reach – No Picture high tide Test bank: [Oceans10_02.jpg ] High quality: [TidesDiagram01.jpg] second high tide Test bank: [Oceans10_02.jpg ] Page 6 of 10 OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf High quality: [TidesDiagram01.jpg] QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 11: Waves – Thought Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: how ocean waves made – No Picture wave motion Test bank: [Oceans11_01.jpg] High quality: [WaveDiagram01.jpg] longer fetch Test bank: [Oceans11_02.jpg] High quality: [Waves_soCA.jpg ] more erosion Test bank: [Oceans11_03.jpg] High quality: [Tombolo_BigSur.jpg] effect of wave refraction Test bank: [Oceans11_04.jpg] High quality: [Arch_San_Simeon_CA_2.jpg] wave feel bottom Test bank: [Oceans11_05.jpg] High quality: [WaveDiagram01.jpg] QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 12: groin longshore Drift Compatible with: Marshak (Ch. 18) Terms: Lonshore Drift 1 Test bank: [Oceans12_01.jpg] High quality: [groin1.jpg] Lonshore Drift 2 Test bank: [Oceans12_02.jpg] High quality: [groin2.jpg] Lonshore Drift 3 Test bank: [Oceans12_03.jpg] Page 7 of 10 OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf High quality: [wind_groin3.jpg] Lonshore Drift 4 Test bank: [Oceans12_04.jpg] High quality: [groin4.jpg] Lonshore Drift 5 Test bank: [Oceans12_05.jpg] High quality: [groin4a.jpg] Lonshore Drift 6 Test bank: [Oceans12_06.jpg] High quality: [groin3a.jpg] Lonshore Drift 7 Test bank: [Oceans12_07.jpg] High quality: [groin2a.jpg] Lonshore Drift 8 Test bank: [Oceans12_08.jpg] High quality: [groin1a.jpg] QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 12: groin deposition Compatible with: Terms: 200groin4a deposition Test bank: [Oceans13_01.jpg] High quality: [200groin4a.jpg] 200groin1 deposition Test bank: [Oceans13_02.jpg] High quality: [200groin1.jpg] 200groin1a deposition Test bank: [Oceans13_03.jpg] High quality: [200groin1a.jpg] 200groin2 deposition Test bank: [Oceans13_04.jpg] High quality: [200groin2.jpg] 200groin2a deposition Test bank: [Oceans13_05.jpg] High quality: [200groin2a.jpg] Page 8 of 10 OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf 200groin3 deposition Test bank: [Oceans13_06.jpg] High quality: [200groin3.jpg] 200groin3a deposition Test bank: [Oceans13_07.jpg] High quality: [200groin3a.jpg] 200groin4 deposition Test bank: [Oceans13_08.jpg] High quality: [200groin4.jpg] QB: Oceans and Coasts Topic 13: groin erosion Compatible with: Terms: 200groin4 erosion Test bank: [Oceans13_08.jpg] High quality: [200groin4.jpg] 200groin1 erosion Test bank: [Oceans13_02.jpg] High quality: [200groin1.jpg] 200groin1a erosion Test bank: [Oceans13_03.jpg] High quality: [200groin1a.jpg] 200groin2 erosion Test bank: [Oceans13_04.jpg] High quality: [200groin2.jpg] 200groin2a erosion Test bank: [Oceans13_05.jpg] High quality: [200groin2a.jpg] 200groin3 erosion Test bank: [Oceans13_06.jpg] High quality: [200groin3.jpg] 200groin3a erosion Test bank: [Oceans13_07.jpg] High quality: [200groin3a.jpg] Page 9 of 10 OceansCoasts_INDEX.pdf 200groin4a erosion Test bank: [Oceans13_01.jpg] High quality: [200groin4a.jpg] Page 10 of 10 .
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