Question 1

Which of the following does NOT affect the size of waves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Length of time the wind blows 
B)  Wind speed 
C)  Fetch 
D)  Distance the wind blows over surface 
E)  Temperature of wind 
A)  Length of time the wind blows 
B)  Wind speed 
C)  Fetch 
D)  Distance the wind blows over surface 
E)  Temperature of wind

Question 2

Objects in the open ocean move around in circles due to waves, mostly returning to their original positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What kind of coastal area would you expect to be mostly eroding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ocean shores with wide beaches 
B)  Ocean shores with steep bluffs 
C)  Ocean shores with gently sloping beaches 
D)  Ocean shores with wide berms 
A)  Ocean shores with wide beaches 
B)  Ocean shores with steep bluffs 
C)  Ocean shores with gently sloping beaches 
D)  Ocean shores with wide berms

Question 4

Why are East Coast beaches in the U.S. wider and sandier in general than West Coast beaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  The East Coast is nearer to a convergent boundary. 
B)  The East Coast is nearer to a subduction zone. 
C)  The East Coast is far from a convergent plate boundary. 
D)  The East Coast is nearer to a deeper ocean. 
E)  The East Coast has more rocks to erode. 
A)  The East Coast is nearer to a convergent boundary. 
B)  The East Coast is nearer to a subduction zone. 
C)  The East Coast is far from a convergent plate boundary. 
D)  The East Coast is nearer to a deeper ocean. 
E)  The East Coast has more rocks to erode.

Question 5

Waves get sorted into groups far out in the ocean and when they hit the shore they are of similar sizes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following hard stabilizations is built parallel to shore and is intended to protect homes, cliffs, or bluffs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jetties 
B)  Breakwaters 
C)  Seawalls 
D)  Beach nourishment 
E)  Groins 
A)  Jetties 
B)  Breakwaters 
C)  Seawalls 
D)  Beach nourishment 
E)  Groins

Question 7

How would you spot a rip-current from the shore?

Accepted Answer

A)  Look for an area where waves are moving towards the shore 
B)  Look for an area where longshore are moving quickly parallel to the shore 
C)  Look for an area of calm surrounded by breaking waves 
D)  Look for an area of intense breaking waves 
E)  Rip currents are not visible from the shore. 
A)  Look for an area where waves are moving towards the shore 
B)  Look for an area where longshore are moving quickly parallel to the shore 
C)  Look for an area of calm surrounded by breaking waves 
D)  Look for an area of intense breaking waves 
E)  Rip currents are not visible from the shore.

Question 8

Which of the following human interactions does NOT increase coastal erosion significantly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Removal of sand dunes 
B)  Oil pumping 
C)  Jetty construction 
D)  Wetland draining 
E)  People using the beach too much and loosening up the sand 
A)  Removal of sand dunes 
B)  Oil pumping 
C)  Jetty construction 
D)  Wetland draining 
E)  People using the beach too much and loosening up the sand

Question 9

Why are groins NOT a perfect solution for saving beaches from eroding?

Accepted Answer

A)  They increase erosion in the downdrift area. 
B)  They completely trap all longshore drift. 
C)  They increase amount of sand on one side of the groin. 
D)  They are difficult to build. 
E)  They are difficult to position on the beach. 
A)  They increase erosion in the downdrift area. 
B)  They completely trap all longshore drift. 
C)  They increase amount of sand on one side of the groin. 
D)  They are difficult to build. 
E)  They are difficult to position on the beach.

Question 10

A rogue wave is a wave that pulls a person out into the ocean rather than towards the shore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Groins trap sand on one side, but tend to increase erosion in down drift locations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Rip currents can often be seen from the shore as spots with more than usual breaking wave activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cliffs are often a permanent feature of the shoreline due to the strong rocks that compose them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is TRUE about breaking waves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plunging waves are more typical on flat, sandy beaches. 
B)  Plunging waves are more typical on steep beaches. 
C)  Plunging waves are more likely to deposit sediment. 
D)  Plunging waves are more likely to be seen on wide east coast beaches of the U.S. 
E)  Plunging waves are gentle with very little force. 
A)  Plunging waves are more typical on flat, sandy beaches. 
B)  Plunging waves are more typical on steep beaches. 
C)  Plunging waves are more likely to deposit sediment. 
D)  Plunging waves are more likely to be seen on wide east coast beaches of the U.S. 
E)  Plunging waves are gentle with very little force.

Question 15

Which of the following coastlines is most affected by rising sea level?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Florida coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean 
B)  The Minnesota coastlines on Lake Superior 
C)  The Oregon coastlines on the Pacific Ocean 
D)  The California coastlines on the Pacific Ocean 
A)  The Florida coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean 
B)  The Minnesota coastlines on Lake Superior 
C)  The Oregon coastlines on the Pacific Ocean 
D)  The California coastlines on the Pacific Ocean

Question 16

Which of the following hazards is NOT directly linked to coastal erosion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Earthquakes 
B)  Tsunamis 
C)  Storm surge 
D)  Landslides 
E)  River floods 
A)  Earthquakes 
B)  Tsunamis 
C)  Storm surge 
D)  Landslides 
E)  River floods

Question 17

Give a brief definition for coastal hazards and give three examples.

Accepted Answer

Coastal hazards are natural coastal proc

Question 18

Describe how storms create waves in the ocean. In addition, describe how the waves move in the open ocean.

Accepted Answer

Wind blowing over the water produces fri

Question 19

Water moving parallel to the shore is called

Accepted Answer

A)  beach drift. 
B)  wave refraction. 
C)  longshore current. 
D)  rip current. 
E)  sand drift. 
A)  beach drift. 
B)  wave refraction. 
C)  longshore current. 
D)  rip current. 
E)  sand drift.

Question 20

There is nothing that can make the global sea level change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following does NOT affect the size of waves?

Objects in the open ocean move around in circles due to waves, mostly returning to their original positions.

What kind of coastal area would you expect to be mostly eroding?

Why are East Coast beaches in the U.S. wider and sandier in general than West Coast beaches?

Waves get sorted into groups far out in the ocean and when they hit the shore they are of similar sizes.

Which of the following hard stabilizations is built parallel to shore and is intended to protect homes, cliffs, or bluffs?

How would you spot a rip-current from the shore?

Which of the following human interactions does NOT increase coastal erosion significantly?

Why are groins NOT a perfect solution for saving beaches from eroding?

A rogue wave is a wave that pulls a person out into the ocean rather than towards the shore.

Groins trap sand on one side, but tend to increase erosion in down drift locations.

Rip currents can often be seen from the shore as spots with more than usual breaking wave activity.

Cliffs are often a permanent feature of the shoreline due to the strong rocks that compose them.

Which of the following is TRUE about breaking waves?

Which of the following coastlines is most affected by rising sea level?

Which of the following hazards is NOT directly linked to coastal erosion?

Give a brief definition for coastal hazards and give three examples.

Describe how storms create waves in the ocean. In addition, describe how the waves move in the open ocean.

Water moving parallel to the shore is called

There is nothing that can make the global sea level change.

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Exam 11: Coastal Hazards

Which of the following does NOT affect the size of waves?

Objects in the open ocean move around in circles due to waves, mostly returning to their original positions.

What kind of coastal area would you expect to be mostly eroding?

Why are East Coast beaches in the U.S. wider and sandier in general than West Coast beaches?

Waves get sorted into groups far out in the ocean and when they hit the shore they are of similar sizes.

Which of the following hard stabilizations is built parallel to shore and is intended to protect homes, cliffs, or bluffs?

How would you spot a rip-current from the shore?

Which of the following human interactions does NOT increase coastal erosion significantly?

Why are groins NOT a perfect solution for saving beaches from eroding?

A rogue wave is a wave that pulls a person out into the ocean rather than towards the shore.

Groins trap sand on one side, but tend to increase erosion in down drift locations.

Rip currents can often be seen from the shore as spots with more than usual breaking wave activity.

Cliffs are often a permanent feature of the shoreline due to the strong rocks that compose them.

Which of the following is TRUE about breaking waves?

Which of the following coastlines is most affected by rising sea level?

Which of the following hazards is NOT directly linked to coastal erosion?

Give a brief definition for coastal hazards and give three examples.

Describe how storms create waves in the ocean. In addition, describe how the waves move in the open ocean.

Water moving parallel to the shore is called

There is nothing that can make the global sea level change.

Introduction to Natural Hazards

Internal Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes

Flooding

Mass Wasting

Subsidence and Soils

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Climate and Climate Change

Wildfires

Impacts and Extinctions

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