Question 1

Salt wedge estuaries have a well-developed halocline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Mangrove swamps are protective buffer areas in temperate latitude coastal ecosystems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match between columns
                        Premises: a very deep river mouth with a large volume of freshwater flow beneath which a wedge of salt water from the ocean invades
a long, narrow, deep U-shaped inlet that usually represents the seaward end of a submerged galcial valley
a shallow lagoon separated from the open ocean by a bar deposit such as a barrier island
shallow estuaries in which freshwater and salt water are totally mixed from the top to the bottom of the water column

Accepted Answer

The Answer of highly stratified estuary and fjord and bar-built is...

Question 4

Reasons for loss of coastal wetlands include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture. 
B)  coastal housing. 
C)  harvesting of mangroves for wood. 
D)  industrial development. 
E)  storm damage. 
A)  agriculture. 
B)  coastal housing. 
C)  harvesting of mangroves for wood. 
D)  industrial development. 
E)  storm damage.

Question 5

Match between columns
                        Premises: coastal wetland occurring at temperate latitudes that experience seasonal frosts J) isocline
a layer of water in which the salinity changes rapidly with changes in depth
coastal wetland that occurs at latitudes devoid of killing frosts
a layer of water in which the temperature changes rapidly with changes in depth
equal salinity
equal temperature

Accepted Answer

The Answer of thermocline and isothermal and sea grass bed is...

Question 6

The largest single oil pollution event was the result of the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

This wetland coastal area occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)  between 30ºN and 30ºS latitude. 
B)  in coastal areas with low wave energy. 
C)  in coastal areas that do not experience seasonal killing frosts. 
D)  All of the above conditions control the distribution of this type of coastal wetland. 
E)  Only A and B determine the distribution of this type of wetland. 
A)  between 30ºN and 30ºS latitude. 
B)  in coastal areas with low wave energy. 
C)  in coastal areas that do not experience seasonal killing frosts. 
D)  All of the above conditions control the distribution of this type of coastal wetland. 
E)  Only A and B determine the distribution of this type of wetland.

Question 8

An example of a coastal plain estuary is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Chesapeake Bay. 
B)  Laguna Madre. 
C)  Monterey Bay. 
D)  Pamlico Sound. 
E)  San Francisco Bay. 
A)  Chesapeake Bay. 
B)  Laguna Madre. 
C)  Monterey Bay. 
D)  Pamlico Sound. 
E)  San Francisco Bay.

Salt wedge estuaries have a well-developed halocline.

Mangrove swamps are protective buffer areas in temperate latitude coastal ecosystems.

Reasons for loss of coastal wetlands include all of the following except:

The largest single oil pollution event was the result of the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

This wetland coastal area occurs:

An example of a coastal plain estuary is the:

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Exam 11: The Coastal Oceans

Salt wedge estuaries have a well-developed halocline.

Mangrove swamps are protective buffer areas in temperate latitude coastal ecosystems.

Reasons for loss of coastal wetlands include all of the following except:

The largest single oil pollution event was the result of the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

This wetland coastal area occurs:

An example of a coastal plain estuary is the:

Introduction to Planet Earth

Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Provinces

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interface

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

Tides

The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Animals of the Benthic Environment

The Oceans and Climate Change

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