Question 1

Ocean water evolved ____.

Accepted Answer

A) from condensation of water vapor in a hydrogen rich atmosphere 
B) from condensation of water vapor from volcanic eruptions 
C) as Earth warmed 
D) with accumulation of rainfall 
E) as glaciers melted 
A) from condensation of water vapor in a hydrogen rich atmosphere 
B) from condensation of water vapor from volcanic eruptions 
C) as Earth warmed 
D) with accumulation of rainfall 
E) as glaciers melted

Question 2

Although sea level is rising worldwide, the amount of rise varies by location. What two factors influence the amount of sea level rise at a local scale?

Accepted Answer

A) rate of uplift or subsidence and volume of water in oceans 
B) slope of coastal area and ocean temperature 
C) presence of barrier islands and rate of uplift or subsidence 
D) presence of estuaries and volume of water in oceans 
E) presence of barrier islands and slope of coastal area 
A) rate of uplift or subsidence and volume of water in oceans 
B) slope of coastal area and ocean temperature 
C) presence of barrier islands and rate of uplift or subsidence 
D) presence of estuaries and volume of water in oceans 
E) presence of barrier islands and slope of coastal area

Question 3

Emergent coasts form when ____.

Accepted Answer

A) deposition is greater than erosion 
B) land subsides or sea level falls 
C) land subsides or sea level rises 
D) land rises or sea level falls 
E) rivers dump larger volumes of sediment into the ocean 
A) deposition is greater than erosion 
B) land subsides or sea level falls 
C) land subsides or sea level rises 
D) land rises or sea level falls 
E) rivers dump larger volumes of sediment into the ocean

Question 4

By definition, beaches are composed of sand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which statement about the photic zone is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Light intensity increases with depth. 
B) Organisms depend directly on organic substances "raining" down from the aphotic zone. 
C) The photic zone is thicker than the aphotic zone. 
D) The photic zone has sufficient sunlight for organisms to photosynthesize. 
E) The water is typically green because of the abundance of organic matter 
A) Light intensity increases with depth. 
B) Organisms depend directly on organic substances "raining" down from the aphotic zone. 
C) The photic zone is thicker than the aphotic zone. 
D) The photic zone has sufficient sunlight for organisms to photosynthesize. 
E) The water is typically green because of the abundance of organic matter

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The sediment source could be eliminated

Question 7

What happens when a wave enters shallow water?

Accepted Answer

A) Wavelength decreases, wave height increases, and wave speed increases. 
B) Wavelength decreases, wave height decreases, and wave speed decreases. 
C) Wavelength increases, wave height increases, and wave speed decreases. 
D) Wavelength increases, wave height increases, and wave speed increases. 
E) Wavelength decreases, wave height increases, and wave speed decreases. 
A) Wavelength decreases, wave height increases, and wave speed increases. 
B) Wavelength decreases, wave height decreases, and wave speed decreases. 
C) Wavelength increases, wave height increases, and wave speed decreases. 
D) Wavelength increases, wave height increases, and wave speed increases. 
E) Wavelength decreases, wave height increases, and wave speed decreases.

Question 8

If hydraulic action and abrasion undercut headlands, structures known as ____________________ may form. When these join they form a(n)____________________, which might later collapse to give a(n)____________________.

Accepted Answer

sea caves,

Question 9

Orbiting molecules of water in a wave touch the sea or lake floor at the depth of the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Orbiting molecules of water in a wave...

Question 10

Would it be surprising to find a deposit of sand on the deep ocean floor? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it would be surprising to find sand

Question 11

During severe storms, the ocean surface bulges upward in response to low pressure and wind-driven waves to create flooding in coastal areas. This large volume of water is called a(n)____________________ ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During severe storms, the ocean surface bulges...

Question 12

Geologic evidence suggests that oceans formed by at least ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 200,000 years ago 
B) 4.6 million years ago 
C) 2.4 billion years ago 
D) 3.5 billion years ago 
E) 4.6 billion years ago 
A) 200,000 years ago 
B) 4.6 million years ago 
C) 2.4 billion years ago 
D) 3.5 billion years ago 
E) 4.6 billion years ago

Question 13

Rip currents commonly develop in regions where wave heights are highest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ocean currents move in the direction of local winds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Water in waves is displaced from the circular orbits when ____.

Accepted Answer

A) waves enter progressively shallower water 
B) seas become swells 
C) waves reach great heights 
D) waves reach great lengths 
E) winds reach a critical velocity 
A) waves enter progressively shallower water 
B) seas become swells 
C) waves reach great heights 
D) waves reach great lengths 
E) winds reach a critical velocity

Question 16

____________________ are features of a submergent coast where freshwater and seawater mix in drowned river valleys.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ are features of a submergent coast...

Question 17

The area within 200 nautical miles of its shoreline to which the U.S. claims all mineral resources is called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Continental Shelf 
B) Marginal Marine Territory 
C) Exclusive Economic Zone 
D) Marine Mineral Territory 
E) Marine Mineral Zone 
A) Continental Shelf 
B) Marginal Marine Territory 
C) Exclusive Economic Zone 
D) Marine Mineral Territory 
E) Marine Mineral Zone

Question 18

The most useful way to measure seafloor depth is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) measure the time it takes for sound waves to travel from a ship to the seafloor and back 
B) use an energy source to produce strong waves that will reflect from the seafloor and layers beneath the seafloor 
C) use a very long line with a weight attached 
D) make trips to the seafloor in modern submersibles 
E) extrapolate depth from temperature and pressure changes 
A) measure the time it takes for sound waves to travel from a ship to the seafloor and back 
B) use an energy source to produce strong waves that will reflect from the seafloor and layers beneath the seafloor 
C) use a very long line with a weight attached 
D) make trips to the seafloor in modern submersibles 
E) extrapolate depth from temperature and pressure changes

Exam 16: Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Ocean water evolved ____.

Although sea level is rising worldwide, the amount of rise varies by location. What two factors influence the amount of sea level rise at a local scale?

Emergent coasts form when ____.

By definition, beaches are composed of sand.

Which statement about the photic zone is true?

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

What happens when a wave enters shallow water?

If hydraulic action and abrasion undercut headlands, structures known as ____________________ may form. When these join they form a(n)____________________, which might later collapse to give a(n)____________________.

Orbiting molecules of water in a wave touch the sea or lake floor at the depth of the ____________________.

Would it be surprising to find a deposit of sand on the deep ocean floor? Why or why not?

During severe storms, the ocean surface bulges upward in response to low pressure and wind-driven waves to create flooding in coastal areas. This large volume of water is called a(n)____________________ ____________________.

Geologic evidence suggests that oceans formed by at least ____.

Rip currents commonly develop in regions where wave heights are highest.

Ocean currents move in the direction of local winds.

Water in waves is displaced from the circular orbits when ____.

____________________ are features of a submergent coast where freshwater and seawater mix in drowned river valleys.

The area within 200 nautical miles of its shoreline to which the U.S. claims all mineral resources is called the ____.

The most useful way to measure seafloor depth is to ____.

Understanding Earth: a Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Plutons

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earthapos;s Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and Earthapos;s Crust

Mass Wasting

Running Water--Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Organic Evolution--The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

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If hydraulic action and abrasion undercut headlands, structures known as may form. When these join they form a(n), which might later collapse to give a(n).

During severe storms, the ocean surface bulges upward in response to low pressure and wind-driven waves to create flooding in coastal areas. This large volume of water is called a(n) .