Question 1

What is a major contributor to coastal erosion jeopardizing human property?

Accepted Answer

A)  The diverting and damming of rivers 
B)  The dredging of bays 
C)  The building of breakwaters 
D)  The creation of jetties 
A)  The diverting and damming of rivers 
B)  The dredging of bays 
C)  The building of breakwaters 
D)  The creation of jetties

Question 2

Why are erosional coasts prone to become smooth and straight shorelines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wave refraction 
B)  Wave energy focuses on headlands 
C)  Sediments begin to collect at beaches 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  Wave refraction 
B)  Wave energy focuses on headlands 
C)  Sediments begin to collect at beaches 
D)  All of these choices

Question 3

What is a factor that is instrumental in shaping an erosional coast?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wind-driven grit abrasion 
B)  Stream erosion 
C)  Dissolution of acids and bases 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  Wind-driven grit abrasion 
B)  Stream erosion 
C)  Dissolution of acids and bases 
D)  All of these choices

Question 4

Which is not a dominate delta type?

Accepted Answer

A)  River-dominant 
B)  Tide-dominant 
C)  Current-dominant 
D)  Wave-dominant 
A)  River-dominant 
B)  Tide-dominant 
C)  Current-dominant 
D)  Wave-dominant

Question 5

What creates a moraine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wave-dominated deltas 
B)  Glaciers 
C)  Atolls 
D)  Tombolos 
A)  Wave-dominated deltas 
B)  Glaciers 
C)  Atolls 
D)  Tombolos

Question 6

Low-energy coastlines are commonly found in areas along eastern edges of continents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is usually the highest point on a beach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Backshore 
B)  Berm crest 
C)  Beach scarp 
D)  Longshore bars 
A)  Backshore 
B)  Berm crest 
C)  Beach scarp 
D)  Longshore bars

Question 8

Barrier islands are:

Accepted Answer

A)  perpendicular to the shore. 
B)  formed when sediments accumulate on submerged rises. 
C)  broad and offshore 
D)  connected to the shore. 
A)  perpendicular to the shore. 
B)  formed when sediments accumulate on submerged rises. 
C)  broad and offshore 
D)  connected to the shore.

Question 9

A beach slope in equilibrium will grow at slower rates than heavy depositional beaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is a coastal cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  A section of coastline that has a balance of input and output of sand 
B)  An active section of coastline 
C)  A section of coastline that is heavily influenced by an atmospheric cell above 
D)  A current that conducts sediments towards the shore 
A)  A section of coastline that has a balance of input and output of sand 
B)  An active section of coastline 
C)  A section of coastline that is heavily influenced by an atmospheric cell above 
D)  A current that conducts sediments towards the shore

What is a major contributor to coastal erosion jeopardizing human property?

Why are erosional coasts prone to become smooth and straight shorelines?

What is a factor that is instrumental in shaping an erosional coast?

Which is not a dominate delta type?

What creates a moraine?

Low-energy coastlines are commonly found in areas along eastern edges of continents.

What is usually the highest point on a beach?

Barrier islands are:

A beach slope in equilibrium will grow at slower rates than heavy depositional beaches.

What is a coastal cell?

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Exam 12: Coasts

What is a major contributor to coastal erosion jeopardizing human property?

Why are erosional coasts prone to become smooth and straight shorelines?

What is a factor that is instrumental in shaping an erosional coast?

Which is not a dominate delta type?

What creates a moraine?

Low-energy coastlines are commonly found in areas along eastern edges of continents.

What is usually the highest point on a beach?

Barrier islands are:

A beach slope in equilibrium will grow at slower rates than heavy depositional beaches.

What is a coastal cell?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Tides

Life in the Ocean

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

Marine Resources

The Ocean and the Environment

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