QUIZ FRIDAY!!!
Chapter 2 Lessons 1 and 2
Make sure you know the following:
LESSON #1
How ocean water varies (3 characteristics) density, temperature and depth (also pressure)
Know what Salinity is and how it effects the density of ocean water
Know the features found on the ocean floor
Continental Shelf/Slope
Sea Mounts and Mid-ocean Ridges
Deep-Ocean Trenches
Abyssal Plain
LESSON #2
Anatomy of a wave (crest, trough, wave height/length and frequency)
Wave Energy- the motion of the ocean, caused mainly by wind
The interaction between ocean water and the bottom of the ocean in shallow water
Tsunamis
Longshore Drift and Rip Currents
Groins, Sand Dunes and Barrier Beaches
This is a link to a great youtube video of the 2004 Indionesian Tsunami
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpQe-0Qv1zI&feature=fvst
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