These five essay questions need to be answered with approximately 15-20 lines of text. Each essay question needs to have references cited. 1. Describe how a wave breaks on the shore as it transitions from a deep-water wave to a shallow-water wave. In your answer, be sure to include wave interference, wave refraction, and surf zone. 2. Explain the relative influence of the sun and the moon on tides. 3. Define the term coast and describe the factors that shape coastlines. How have human activities influenced coastal processes? Provide a specific example. 4. Describe the process of water mixing in estuaries and the resulting four types of estuaries based on mixing. 5. Describe energy flow through a generalized marine trophic system. *** This final essay question needs to be at least one page long and include references. 8. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is a swirling mass of plastic that you can see from space. The search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 highlighted this environmental disaster and brought it into the public spotlight. Taking a look at the GPGP is a sobering way to realize there is no “away” or dilute option when it comes to trash, especially for trash that cannot be decomposed. These two sites highlight the GPGP: Episode 126: The great Pacific garbage patch (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/june14/mw126-garbagepatch.html) and Great Pacific garbage patch (https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/) . Develop an essay on how the GPGP attained such an enormous size and what can be done to minimize its negative impacts on marine environments. You are not being graded on your opinion, but on how effectively you can back up your opinion with facts and documentation.
