Question 1

Which US coastline has the greatest average loss due to erosion?

Accepted Answer

A) Alaskan 
B) Atlantic 
C) Gulf 
D) New England 
E) Pacific 
A) Alaskan 
B) Atlantic 
C) Gulf 
D) New England 
E) Pacific

Question 2

The section of the coast that extend from normal high tide level to the highest elevation on land that is effected 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 3

The Pacific coast of the US is an example of a coast where active erosion occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following pairs does not belong together?

Accepted Answer

A) Atlantic-type: thick sediment wedge 
B) emergent: drowned beaches 
C) Pacific-type: earthquake activity 
D) secondary coast: mangroves 
E) submergent: submerged dune topography 
A) Atlantic-type: thick sediment wedge 
B) emergent: drowned beaches 
C) Pacific-type: earthquake activity 
D) secondary coast: mangroves 
E) submergent: submerged dune topography

Which US coastline has the greatest average loss due to erosion?

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

The Pacific coast of the US is an example of a coast where active erosion occurs.

Which of the following pairs does not belong together?

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 Coastal Oceans

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Exam 10: The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes

Which US coastline has the greatest average loss due to erosion?

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

The Pacific coast of the US is an example of a coast where active erosion occurs.

Which of the following pairs does not belong together?

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 Coastal Oceans

Marine Life and the Marine Environment

Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer

Animals of the Pelagic Environment

Animals of the Benthic Environment

Filters