Question 1

High water that occurs with the eye of a storm coupled with storm waves reaching a shoreline is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

storm surge

Question 2

The velocity of a wave is calculated as the ____________________ divided by the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

wavelength, period

Question 3

How does the budget or volume of sand on a given beach change through the year?

Accepted Answer

The volume remains more or less constant by sand moving from offshore bars in winter to the foreshore in summer.

Question 4

Sea level could change relative to a shoreline due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  uplift of coastal regions. 
B)  subsidence of coastal regions. 
C)  rising sea level. 
D)  receding sea level. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  uplift of coastal regions. 
B)  subsidence of coastal regions. 
C)  rising sea level. 
D)  receding sea level. 
E)  all of the above

Question 5

What are the primary agents of sediment transport and deposition along shorelines?

Accepted Answer

Wave refraction and

Question 6

Currents that form from the collective movement of wave water refracted off a shoreline are:

Accepted Answer

A)  rip currents. 
B)  nearshore currents. 
C)  longshore currents. 
D)  upwelling currents. 
E)  refraction currents. 
A)  rip currents. 
B)  nearshore currents. 
C)  longshore currents. 
D)  upwelling currents. 
E)  refraction currents.

Question 7

Why must elected officials and city planners of coastal communities understand the geologic processes of shorelines?

Accepted Answer

These individuals must be familiar with

Question 8

What path do water particles in a wave ideally follow?

Accepted Answer

They move in circula

Question 9

How does the Moon generate tides? Why are there generally two high tides and two low tides a day?

Accepted Answer

The gravitational pull of the Moon on Ea

Question 10

A wave-built platform is one in which sediment eroded from sea cliffs is transported seaward until it is deposited at the edge of the wave-built platform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is a beach, and what are the component parts of a beach?

Accepted Answer

A beach is a deposit of unconsolidated s

Question 12

The diameter of a water molecule orbit increases with depth until the wave reaches the seafloor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are two ways (one natural and one human-induced) in which the sediment budget of a coastline can become negative?

Accepted Answer

A natural way a sediment source could be

Question 14

In most locations ocean water salinity is in dynamic equilibrium, inputs equal outputs. What does this mean and what are the inputs and outputs for dissolved solids in seawater?

Accepted Answer

Additions of ions to seawater are offset

Question 15

In what direction do longshore currents flow?

Accepted Answer

Longshore currents flow in the

Question 16

Spits and baymouth bars are formed due to ____________________ currents.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Spits and baymouth bars are formed due...

Question 17

What is the nearshore sediment budget?

Accepted Answer

Balance between the

Question 18

What are spring tides and neap tides, and what causes them?

Accepted Answer

When the Moon and Sun are aligned, wheth

Question 19

Give a possible reason why beach residents might construct a groin on a beach. What is a probable negative effect of such a construction?

Accepted Answer

A groin would be constructed t

Question 20

Tidal ranges are lowest where the sea bottom is ____________________ in slope and the inlet is ____________________ in width, and are highest where the slope is ____________________ in slope and the inlet is ____________________ in width.

Accepted Answer

gradual, w

High water that occurs with the eye of a storm coupled with storm waves reaching a shoreline is called ____________________.

The velocity of a wave is calculated as the divided by the .

How does the budget or volume of sand on a given beach change through the year?

Sea level could change relative to a shoreline due to:

What are the primary agents of sediment transport and deposition along shorelines?

Currents that form from the collective movement of wave water refracted off a shoreline are:

Why must elected officials and city planners of coastal communities understand the geologic processes of shorelines?

What path do water particles in a wave ideally follow?

How does the Moon generate tides? Why are there generally two high tides and two low tides a day?

A wave-built platform is one in which sediment eroded from sea cliffs is transported seaward until it is deposited at the edge of the wave-built platform.

What is a beach, and what are the component parts of a beach?

The diameter of a water molecule orbit increases with depth until the wave reaches the seafloor.

What are two ways (one natural and one human-induced) in which the sediment budget of a coastline can become negative?

In most locations ocean water salinity is in dynamic equilibrium, inputs equal outputs. What does this mean and what are the inputs and outputs for dissolved solids in seawater?

In what direction do longshore currents flow?

Spits and baymouth bars are formed due to ____________________ currents.

What is the nearshore sediment budget?

What are spring tides and neap tides, and what causes them?

Give a possible reason why beach residents might construct a groin on a beach. What is a probable negative effect of such a construction?

Tidal ranges are lowest where the sea bottom is in slope and the inlet is in width, and are highest where the slope is in slope and the inlet is in width.

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Exam 15: Shorelines and Shoreline Processes

High water that occurs with the eye of a storm coupled with storm waves reaching a shoreline is called ____________________.

The velocity of a wave is calculated as the ____________________ divided by the ____________________.

How does the budget or volume of sand on a given beach change through the year?

Sea level could change relative to a shoreline due to:

What are the primary agents of sediment transport and deposition along shorelines?

Currents that form from the collective movement of wave water refracted off a shoreline are:

Why must elected officials and city planners of coastal communities understand the geologic processes of shorelines?

What path do water particles in a wave ideally follow?

How does the Moon generate tides? Why are there generally two high tides and two low tides a day?

A wave-built platform is one in which sediment eroded from sea cliffs is transported seaward until it is deposited at the edge of the wave-built platform.

What is a beach, and what are the component parts of a beach?

The diameter of a water molecule orbit increases with depth until the wave reaches the seafloor.

What are two ways (one natural and one human-induced) in which the sediment budget of a coastline can become negative?

In most locations ocean water salinity is in dynamic equilibrium, inputs equal outputs. What does this mean and what are the inputs and outputs for dissolved solids in seawater?

In what direction do longshore currents flow?

Spits and baymouth bars are formed due to ____________________ currents.

What is the nearshore sediment budget?

What are spring tides and neap tides, and what causes them?

Give a possible reason why beach residents might construct a groin on a beach. What is a probable negative effect of such a construction?

Tidal ranges are lowest where the sea bottom is ____________________ in slope and the inlet is ____________________ in width, and are highest where the slope is ____________________ in slope and the inlet is ____________________ in width.

Understanding Earth: a Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Minerals: the Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

Mass Wasting

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Earth History

Life History

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The velocity of a wave is calculated as the divided by the .

Tidal ranges are lowest where the sea bottom is in slope and the inlet is in width, and are highest where the slope is in slope and the inlet is in width.