Tsunamis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the hydrological cycle? - Answer Closed system driven by solar energy and gravitational potential. The 4 main erosion processes? - Answer Hydrolic action, Air trapped in rocks forces cracks open. Abrasion, rocks wearing down cliff. Attrition, rocks wearing down other rocks. Corrosion, weathering. Types of Beach landform? - Answer Storm beach, high energy deposition. Berms, summer swell deposition. Offshore ridges/bars, formed by destructive wave erosion and deposition...

A wave measures 0.5 meters from its crest to its trough. Thirty-seven seconds pass between consecutive wave crests in series and the distance measured between crests is 45 meters. The wave's period is _____. - ANSWER 37 seconds The impact of waves is mostly observed, and most impacts mankind _____. - ANSWER along the coastline In deep water the movement of a water particle in a wave is _____. - ANSWER a circle Rip currents are found _____. - ANSWER perpendicular to shore Rogue waves...

ISP 203B Final Exam with Complete Solutions how did theory of plate tectonic evolve - ANS ️️ first scientist was Alfred Wegner continental drift by Wegner was just a hypothesis plate tectonics by Wilson, Morgan is a theory what are the three types of boundaries ? - ANS ️️ convergent, divergent, transform What causes tsunamis? - ANS ️️ earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, meteoric impact What is a tsunami? - ANS ️️ movement of the entire water column due to displ...

Biol 203-Final Exam Questions & Answers(SCOR A wave measures 0.5 meters from its crest to its trough. Thirty-seven seconds pass between consecutive wave crests in series and the distance measured between crests is 45 meters. The wave's period is _____. - ANSWER 37 seconds The impact of waves is mostly observed, and most impacts mankind _____. - ANSWER along the coastline In deep water the movement of a water particle in a wave is _____. - ANSWER a circle Rip currents are found _____. ...

MTTC Exam Questions with Correct Answers Anarchism - Answer-opposition to any form of government; the theory that all governments should be stopped Constitution - Answer-law determining the fundamental political principles of a government Parallelism - Answer-the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms Euphemism - Answer-Putting harsh words into nice words Grandma Died->grandma passed away Bathos - Answer-Sympathy and disappointment Irony - Answer-Using an exp...

Hydrography correct answers density dependent on temperature and salinity Compare horizontal and vertical currents correct answers Horizontal currents are typically stronger than vertical. Most currents flow horizontally, while vertical movement is very localized. Describe the Geoid correct answers The Geoid is the shape that the surface of oceans would take under the influence of earth's gravity and rotation alone, in absence of winds and tides. It is the ocean surface at rest and mirror...

IXL English Midterm Exam Correctly Answered 2024. Phrase or Clause? *Inspirational leader Mohandas Gandhi*, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, directed India's fight for independence against British rule. - correct answer Phrase Phrase or Clause? West Point, *the oldest military academy in the United States and one of the most prestigious*, has produced many distinguished graduates, including Jefferson Davis and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin. - correct answer Phrase Phrase or Clause? Fran...

BIOL 203 Oceanus Final Verified Questions & Answers!! A wave measures 0.5 meters from its crest to its trough. Thirty-seven seconds pass between consecutive wave crests in series and the distance measured between crests is 45 meters. The wave's period is _____. - ANSWER 37 seconds Rogue waves are classified as being _____. - ANSWER Statistically much larger than other large waves The impact of waves is mostly observed, and most impacts mankind _____. - ANSWER Along the coastline In ...

A wave measures 0.5 meters from its crest to its trough. Thirty-seven seconds pass between consecutive wave crests in series and the distance measured between crests is 45 meters. The wave's period is _____. - ANSWER 37 seconds Rogue waves are classified as being _____. - ANSWER Statistically much larger than other large waves The impact of waves is mostly observed, and most impacts mankind _____. - ANSWER Along the coastline In deep water the movement of a water particle in a wave is ...

This resource is a set of revision notes on the CCEA GCSE topic of earth’s structure and rocks. It includes subtopics such as structure of earth, crust, rocks in Northern ireland, igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, plate tectonics theory, constructive plate boundaries, mid-ocean ridge, destructive plate boundaries, ocean trench and subduction zone, collision zone, fold mountains, conservative plate boundary, earthquakes, liquefaction, tsunamis, shield volcanoes, composite vol...