Author Question: Which type of breaker forms on moderately steep beach slopes? A) Plunging breaker B) Spilling ... (Read 40 times)

Bernana · **on:** Aug 22, 2018

Which type of breaker forms on moderately steep beach slopes?

A) Plunging breaker
B) Spilling breaker
C) Standing breaker
D) Surging breaker
E) Swelling breaker

Question 2

Describe the location of the western boundary and eastern boundary current within a gyre. How is the direction of these currents related to heat distribution of the Earth's oceans?

What will be an ideal response?

guyanai · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

A gyre transports heat from lower latitudes resulting from an excess of solar input to cooler, higher latitudes where there is a deficit of solar heating. Western boundary currents transport warm water from the equator toward the poles whereas the eastern boundary currents transport cool water from the poles toward the equator. Gyres exist to balance the Earth's heat budget by redistributing heat from lower latitudes to higher latitudes.