Question 1

How do rip currents form,and what should you do if you are caught in one?

Accepted Answer

Water comes into shore from the ocean,mo

Question 2

Individual sand grains move along a beach:

Accepted Answer

A) straight in the direction of the longshore current. 
B) straight offshore. 
C) in circles up and down the beach face but not horizontally down the beach. 
D) in a zigzag pattern in the direction of longshore currents. 
E) only during storms. 
A) straight in the direction of the longshore current. 
B) straight offshore. 
C) in circles up and down the beach face but not horizontally down the beach. 
D) in a zigzag pattern in the direction of longshore currents. 
E) only during storms.

Question 3

The highest part of a wave is known as its ____________________,and the lowest part is its ____________________.The wave ____________________ is the difference between these two points.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The highest part of a wave is...

Question 4

A beach with a wide berm,a gentle slope,and a smooth offshore profile is a:

Accepted Answer

A) summer beach. 
B) winter beach. 
C) high-energy beach. 
D) tide-dominated beach. 
E) sediment-poor beach. 
A) summer beach. 
B) winter beach. 
C) high-energy beach. 
D) tide-dominated beach. 
E) sediment-poor beach.

Question 5

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 6

Why do waves bend or refract as they approach shorelines?

Accepted Answer

Waves rarely approach parallel to a shor

Question 7

Tidal ranges are lowest where the sea bottom slope 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,wi

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Wave refraction and

Question 9

In the open ocean salinity ranges from 32 to 37%.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What path do water particles in a wave ideally follow?

Accepted Answer

They move in circula

Question 11

What characteristics along a seacoast indicate that erosion predominates over deposition?

Accepted Answer

When erosion predominates over

Question 12

By definition,beaches are composed of sand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Describe the way a wave moves and what wave speed measures.

Accepted Answer

When the wave moves across a water surfa

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The volume remains more or les

Question 16

The two important types of nearshore currents are ____________________ currents and ____________________ currents.

Accepted Answer

longshore,

Question 17

The distance wave-producing winds blow over a continuous body of water is the:

Accepted Answer

A) wavelength. 
B) trough. 
C) height. 
D) fetch. 
E) velocity. 
A) wavelength. 
B) trough. 
C) height. 
D) fetch. 
E) velocity.

Question 18

Nearly all beach sand is quartz.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Spring tides are tides:

Accepted Answer

A) that result from the combined gravitational force of the aligned Moon and Sun. 
B) that occur when the Sun and Moon are disposed at right angles to one another. 
C) that occur in springtime when floodwaters are high. 
D) with a relatively small range. 
E) that are high only once per day. 
A) that result from the combined gravitational force of the aligned Moon and Sun. 
B) that occur when the Sun and Moon are disposed at right angles to one another. 
C) that occur in springtime when floodwaters are high. 
D) with a relatively small range. 
E) that are high only once per day.

Question 20

A beach with a small berm,coarser sediment,and offshore sand bars is a:

Accepted Answer

A) summer beach. 
B) winter beach. 
C) high-energy beach. 
D) tide-dominated beach. 
E) sediment-poor beach. 
A) summer beach. 
B) winter beach. 
C) high-energy beach. 
D) tide-dominated beach. 
E) sediment-poor beach.

How do rip currents form,and what should you do if you are caught in one?

Individual sand grains move along a beach:

The highest part of a wave is known as its ,and the lowest part is its .The wave is the difference between these two points.

A beach with a wide berm,a gentle slope,and a smooth offshore profile is a:

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

Why do waves bend or refract as they approach shorelines?

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

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

In the open ocean salinity ranges from 32 to 37%.

What path do water particles in a wave ideally follow?

What characteristics along a seacoast indicate that erosion predominates over deposition?

By definition,beaches are composed of sand.

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.

Describe the way a wave moves and what wave speed measures.

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

The two important types of nearshore currents are currents and currents.

The distance wave-producing winds blow over a continuous body of water is the:

Nearly all beach sand is quartz.

Spring tides are tides:

A beach with a small berm,coarser sediment,and offshore sand bars is a:

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Exam 15: Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

How do rip currents form,and what should you do if you are caught in one?

Individual sand grains move along a beach:

The highest part of a wave is known as its ____________________,and the lowest part is its ____________________.The wave ____________________ is the difference between these two points.

A beach with a wide berm,a gentle slope,and a smooth offshore profile is a:

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

Why do waves bend or refract as they approach shorelines?

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

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

In the open ocean salinity ranges from 32 to 37%.

What path do water particles in a wave ideally follow?

What characteristics along a seacoast indicate that erosion predominates over deposition?

By definition,beaches are composed of sand.

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.

Describe the way a wave moves and what wave speed measures.

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

The two important types of nearshore currents are ____________________ currents and ____________________ currents.

The distance wave-producing winds blow over a continuous body of water is the:

Nearly all beach sand is quartz.

Spring tides are tides:

A beach with a small berm,coarser sediment,and offshore sand bars is a:

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

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Life History

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The highest part of a wave is known as its ,and the lowest part is its .The wave is the difference between these two points.

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

The two important types of nearshore currents are currents and currents.