What causes Ekman Spiral? How is it related to Ekman Transport?

What are ocean gyres? Which wind belts are involved in their generation?

Which way do gyres rotate in each hemisphere?

What forces maintain gyres?

What is western intensification? Which currents does it impact?

Be familiar with general location of gyres and surface currents

What are eddies? Why are they important?

Be able to label the parts of a wave

Understand the following terms: wave period, speed, steepness, longshore transport, rip currents

How do we define deep water waves? How do their properties differ from shallow water waves?

How do storm centers create wave trains?

What is constructive and destructive interference of waves?

What is the difference between plungers and spillers?

What are tsunamis? How are they caused? What are some of their properties?

What are tides? What forces cause the tides?

Be familiar with the following terms: diurnal, semi-diurnal, semi-diurnal mixed, mean tide

Be prepared to label tide charts with the following terms: flood tide, ebb tide, spring tide, neap tide

What phase is the Moon in during spring and neap tides?

What is the difference between equilibrium tide theory and dynamic tidal analysis?

What other factors (besides the Moon and Sun) affect the tides?

Where do the largest tides occur? Why?

What conditions are necessary to harness the tides for energy?