Question 1

Why does the installation of a breakwater or jetty cause undesirable consequences on nearby shorelines?

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Question 2

Why does the figure show it is a "Millionaire's folly" to build a house on a sea-cliff?

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Question 3

Where do surface currents derive their energy,and why are they predictable?

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Question 4

What factors contribute to creating weather?

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Question 5

Why is ocean water layered into zones?

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Question 6

In what forms is oxygen found in the atmosphere layers illustrated,and which of those forms shield us from ultraviolet rays?

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Question 7

Where do oxygen and carbon dioxide originate in the atmosphere?

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Question 8

Assuming that glaciers cut off the "ocean conveyer belt" during the last Ice Age,how might that have affected the duration of the glacial episode?

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Question 9

What is the greenhouse effect?

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Question 10

Discuss the reasons geologists believe that water on Earth's surface must have been present by 4.0 billion years ago.Consider in your answer how the likely sources of the water might influence when it must have been present.

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Question 11

How do incoming waves,as shown in the figure below,transform into a longshore current?

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Question 12

Why does Earth have seasons?

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Question 13

How does the Pacific Ocean El Nino current affect global climate?

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Question 14

Why do waves break as shown below?

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Question 15

Why does the accumulation of salt in the oceans NOT provide a means to estimate how long the oceans have existed?

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Quiz 12: The Ocean and the Atmosphere