單項選擇題A stream of water immediately surrounding a moving vessel’s hull,flowing in the same direction as the vessel is known as().

A.directional current
B.forward current
C.propeller current
D.wake current


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1.單項選擇題Tropic tides are caused by the().

A.Moon being at its maximum declination
B.Moon crossing the equator
C.Sun and Moon both being near 0°declination
D.Moon being at perigee

2.單項選擇題The speed of an ocean current is dependent on().

A.the density of the water
B.the air temperature
C.the presence of a high pressure area near it
D.underwater soil conditions

3.單項選擇題Neap tides occur().

A.At the start of spring,when the Sun is nearly over the equator
B.Only when the Sun and Moon are on the same sides of the Earth and are nearly in line
C.When the Sun and Moon are at approximately 90° to each other,as seen from the Earth
D.When the Sun,Moon,and Earth are nearly in line,regardless of alignment order

4.單項選擇題The set of the current is the().

A.speed of the current at a particular time
B.maximum speed of the current
C.direction from which the current flows
D.direction in which the current flows

5.單項選擇題Neap tides occur only().

A.at a new or full Moon
B.when the Sun,Moon,and Earth are in line
C.at approximately 28-day intervals
D.when the Moon is at quadrature

6.單項選擇題The tide().It’s 2 hours before low water,and()your present position you will be aground at low water.

A.falls/in
B.has been falling/on
C.has fallen/at
D.is falling/in

7.單項選擇題When daylight savings time is kept,the time of tide and current calculations must be adjusted.One way of doing this is to().

A.Add one hour to the times listed under the reference stations
B.Subtract one hour from the time differences listed for the subordinate stations
C.Apply no correction as the times in the reference stations are adjusted for daylight savings time
D.Add 15° to the standard meridian when calculating the time difference

8.單項選擇題The velocity of a rotary tidal current will be decreased when the Moon is().

A.at apogee
B.new
C.full
D.All of the above

9.單項選擇題The two most effective generating forces of surface ocean currents are().

A.temperature and salinity differences in the water
B.wind and density differences in the water
C.water depth and underwater topography
D.rotation of the Earth and continental interference

10.單項選擇題The Benguela Current flows in a().

A.SW'ly direction along the NW coast of Africa
B.S'ly direction off the East Coast of Australia
C.NW'ly direction along the SW coast of Africa
D.SW'ly direction along the SE coast of Greenland