Question 1

Large deposits of sediment at the mouths of rivers are called:

Accepted Answer

A) barrier flats. 
B) barrier islands. 
C) bay-mouth bar. 
D) deltas. 
E) tombolos. 
A) barrier flats. 
B) barrier islands. 
C) bay-mouth bar. 
D) deltas. 
E) tombolos.

Question 2

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-tombolo

Accepted Answer

A) depositional shore 
B) erosional shore 
A) depositional shore 
B) erosional shore

Question 3

Which of the following pairs does not belong together?

Accepted Answer

A) Atlantic-type coast: thick accumulations of sediment 
B) emerging shorelines: drowned beaches 
C) Pacific-type coast: earthquake activity 
D) depositional shores: sand deposits and offshore barrier islands 
E) submerging shorelines: submerged dune topography 
A) Atlantic-type coast: thick accumulations of sediment 
B) emerging shorelines: drowned beaches 
C) Pacific-type coast: earthquake activity 
D) depositional shores: sand deposits and offshore barrier islands 
E) submerging shorelines: submerged dune topography

Question 4

Groins are constructed for the purpose of maintaining or widening beaches that are losing sand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The section of the coast that extends from normal high tide level to the highest elevation on land that is affected by storm waves is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) backshore. 
B) foreshore. 
C) nearshore. 
D) offshore. 
E) shoreline. 
A) backshore. 
B) foreshore. 
C) nearshore. 
D) offshore. 
E) shoreline.

Question 6

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  formation of large inland lakes 
B)  increased seafloor spreading rates 
C)  melting glacial ice 
D)  melting sea ice 
E)  uplifted continental crust 
A)  formation of large inland lakes 
B)  increased seafloor spreading rates 
C)  melting glacial ice 
D)  melting sea ice 
E)  uplifted continental crust

Question 7

Compare and contrast erosional coasts and depositional coasts.

Accepted Answer

Erosional coasts are geologically new co

Question 8

A summer recreational beach typically has more sediment on it than a winter recreational beach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-wave-cut cliffs

Accepted Answer

A) depositional shore 
B) erosional shore 
A) depositional shore 
B) erosional shore

Question 10

Describe the response of a barrier island to a rise in sea level. Why do some barrier islands develop peat deposits running through them from the ocean beach to the salt marsh?

Accepted Answer

Barrier islands are relatively long offs

Question 11

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all.
-barrier flats

Accepted Answer

A) exposed at low tide and covered at high tide 
B) flows parallel to shore within surf zone 
C) young features formed by non-marine processes 
D) found between dunes and high marsh 
E) beyond the low-tide breakers
F)moves water from swash zone out to sea
G)deposit at mouth of a river
H)colonized by grasses; very productive 
A) exposed at low tide and covered at high tide 
B) flows parallel to shore within surf zone 
C) young features formed by non-marine processes 
D) found between dunes and high marsh 
E) beyond the low-tide breakers
F)moves water from swash zone out to sea
G)deposit at mouth of a river
H)colonized by grasses; very productive

Question 12

Eroded material is carried along coastlines from high wave-energy areas to:

Accepted Answer

A) active offshore bars. 
B) low wave-energy areas. 
C) the backshore. 
D) the foreshore. 
E) the nearshore zone. 
A) active offshore bars. 
B) low wave-energy areas. 
C) the backshore. 
D) the foreshore. 
E) the nearshore zone.

Question 13

Sediment is supplied to the coastal zone by:

Accepted Answer

A) coastal erosion. 
B) local biological activity. 
C) rivers. 
D) All of the above are sources of sediment in the coastal zone. 
E) Only A and B are sources of sediment in the coastal zone. 
A) coastal erosion. 
B) local biological activity. 
C) rivers. 
D) All of the above are sources of sediment in the coastal zone. 
E) Only A and B are sources of sediment in the coastal zone.

Question 14

When seafloor spreading rates increase:

Accepted Answer

A) new continental crust forms. 
B) sea level falls. 
C) subduction increases. 
D) there is a rise in sea level. 
E) there is no change in sea level. 
A) new continental crust forms. 
B) sea level falls. 
C) subduction increases. 
D) there is a rise in sea level. 
E) there is no change in sea level.

Question 15

Which of the following landforms shows the greatest erosion rate along United States coasts?

Accepted Answer

A) coralline structures of the Florida Keys 
B) crystalline rocks of New England 
C) the Mississippi River delta 
D) sandy beaches 
E) sedimentary rocks of the Pacific Northwest 
A) coralline structures of the Florida Keys 
B) crystalline rocks of New England 
C) the Mississippi River delta 
D) sandy beaches 
E) sedimentary rocks of the Pacific Northwest

Large deposits of sediment at the mouths of rivers are called:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -tombolo

Which of the following pairs does not belong together?

Groins are constructed for the purpose of maintaining or widening beaches that are losing sand.

The section of the coast that extends from normal high tide level to the highest elevation on land that is affected by storm waves is called the:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Compare and contrast erosional coasts and depositional coasts.

A summer recreational beach typically has more sediment on it than a winter recreational beach.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -wave-cut cliffs

Describe the response of a barrier island to a rise in sea level. Why do some barrier islands develop peat deposits running through them from the ocean beach to the salt marsh?

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -barrier flats

Eroded material is carried along coastlines from high wave-energy areas to:

Sediment is supplied to the coastal zone by:

When seafloor spreading rates increase:

Which of the following landforms shows the greatest erosion rate along United States coasts?

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Exam 10: The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

Large deposits of sediment at the mouths of rivers are called:

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -tombolo

Which of the following pairs does not belong together?

Groins are constructed for the purpose of maintaining or widening beaches that are losing sand.

The section of the coast that extends from normal high tide level to the highest elevation on land that is affected by storm waves is called the:

Examine the five words and/or phrases and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the one option that does not fit the pattern.

Compare and contrast erosional coasts and depositional coasts.

A summer recreational beach typically has more sediment on it than a winter recreational beach.

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -wave-cut cliffs

Describe the response of a barrier island to a rise in sea level. Why do some barrier islands develop peat deposits running through them from the ocean beach to the salt marsh?

Match the term with the appropriate phrase. You may use each answer once, more than once or not at all. -barrier flats

Eroded material is carried along coastlines from high wave-energy areas to:

Sediment is supplied to the coastal zone by:

When seafloor spreading rates increase:

Which of the following landforms shows the greatest erosion rate along United States coasts?

Introduction to Planet Earth

Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor

Marine Provinces

Marine Sediments

Water and Seawater

Air-Sea Interaction

Ocean Circulation

Waves and Water Dynamics

Tides

The Coastal Ocean

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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