Chapter 4 - Breezes, Waves, Bulges and Tides

Question 1

What is Sea Breeze? (Daytime)

Answer 1

Beach heats faster
Cooler air rises onto shore

Question 2

What is Land Breeze? (Nighttime)

Answer 2

Beach cools faster
Cooler air rises onto shore

Question 3

What is Wave Action?

Answer 3

Byproduct of Wind
Size has 3 variables
- Speed
- Duration
- Distance
Longer wave = Faster

Question 4

Battle of Bulge

Answer 4

Tides = Wave Action
(Change in water level depends on the moon)

Question 5

Why does da moon affect water level?

Answer 5

Moon is closer
Sun have bigger gravitational pull

Question 6

Who were famous people who studied tidal motion?

Answer 6

Galileo
Descartes
Newton
Laplace
Lord Kelvin
Kepler

Question 7

What place has large ranges of high and low tide?

Answer 7

Canada

Question 8

What place in Canada has high and low tide?

Answer 8

Bay of Fundy with levels up to 40 feet

Question 9

What affects number of tides in an area?

Answer 9

Shape of Coastline
Seafloor elevation

Question 10

What does the word “Neap” mean?

Answer 10

When the pull of the moon and sun partially cancel each other out
Little to no tide ranges

Question 11

What happens during a “Springing”?

Answer 11

When sun and moon act of pulling together
A frick ton of tide ranges