Exam 17: Shorelines

As a deep- water wave enters shallow water, the wave slows down and rotates toward being parallel with the shoreline. This process is known as_________ .

A sand ridge connecting an island to the mainland or to another island is a_________ .

The low- lying zones that are alternately covered by water during flood tide and exposed following ebb tide are called_________ .

A hurricane causes the most damage in the coastal zone because of __________.

A barrier built at a right angle to the beach for the purpose of trapping sand that is moving parallel to the shore is called a(n)_________.

A flat, bench- like surface cut in rock along a coast is a _________.

The presence of which one of the following would indicate that the land had been uplifted or that sea level had fallen?

The movement of water within the surf zone that parallels the shore is termed_________ .

Structures called_________ are built parallel to the shoreline to protect boats from the force of large breaking waves.

Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay are_________ .

An isolated remnant of wave erosion is a_________ .

Which one of the following structures is built to protect boats from large breaking waves?

Fetch is_________ .

Waves begin to "feel bottom" when the depth of water is __________.

When waves reach shallow water, they are often bent and tend to become parallel to the shore. This process is termed __________.

One result of wave refraction is that wave energy is concentrated_________ .

Currents within the surf zone that flow parallel to the shore are known as _________currents.

The movement of sand parallel to the shore _________.

The_________ is the distance the wind has traveled across open water.

Label the basic parts of a wave on the diagram below.