Author Question: Small turbines have been placed in the Gulf Stream to harness this major ocean current. Indicate ... (Read 49 times)

Yolanda · **on:** Aug 22, 2018

Small turbines have been placed in the Gulf Stream to harness this major ocean current.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

What processes give the Gulf coast its distinctive characteristic that is different from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States?

duke02 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

False

Answer to Question 2

The Gulf coast experiences a smaller tidal range and a smaller average wave size than either the Pacific or Atlantic coasts. Reduced longshore drift and an absence of interrupting submarine canyons allow the great volume of accumulated sediments from the Mississippi and other rivers to form large deltas, barrier islands, and a long raised super berm that prevents the ocean from inundating much of this sinking coast.