Question 1

Within the deep cold zone,which best describes average temperature and salinity?

Accepted Answer

A) These decrease with depth. 
B) These increase with depth. 
C) These remain fairly constant with depth. 
D) These decrease within the mixing zone,but increase the thermocline. 
A) These decrease with depth. 
B) These increase with depth. 
C) These remain fairly constant with depth. 
D) These decrease within the mixing zone,but increase the thermocline.

Question 2

Freshwater runoff can reduce salinity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which side of a dune typically has a slope angle equal to that of the angle of repose for sand?

Accepted Answer

A) Windward. 
B) Leeward. 
C) Stoss. 
D) Top. 
A) Windward. 
B) Leeward. 
C) Stoss. 
D) Top.

Question 4

The spring tide occurs when the Moon and Sun are neither in conjunction nor in opposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which is a terrace?

Accepted Answer

A) An uplifted sea stack. 
B) An uplifted wave-cut platform. 
C) An erosional surface created by a massive tsunami. 
D) An uplifted foreshore dune. 
A) An uplifted sea stack. 
B) An uplifted wave-cut platform. 
C) An erosional surface created by a massive tsunami. 
D) An uplifted foreshore dune.

Question 6

What are the factors responsible for tides? Describe the conditions that lead to neap and spring tides.

Accepted Answer

Tides are the twice-daily oscillations i

Question 7

From which do the sinuous,branching channels that characterize a salt marsh result?

Accepted Answer

A) Animal paths through the marsh. 
B) Storm tracks. 
C) Human-made drainage canals. 
D) The ebb and flow of tides. 
A) Animal paths through the marsh. 
B) Storm tracks. 
C) Human-made drainage canals. 
D) The ebb and flow of tides.

Question 8

Describe loess deposits,their formation,distribution,and their importance.

Accepted Answer

In many parts of the world,wind transpor

Question 9

Describe the eolian processes of deflation and abrasion.

Accepted Answer

Erosion on the ground surface resulting

Question 10

The coast extends inland to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) To the foreshore dune. 
B) To the backshore dune. 
C) To the trough between the primary and secondary dune. 
D) From the high tide level to the first major landform change. 
A) To the foreshore dune. 
B) To the backshore dune. 
C) To the trough between the primary and secondary dune. 
D) From the high tide level to the first major landform change.

Question 11

Sea level is an absolute value,forming the basis of all elevation/altitudinal measurements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which is seawater that exceeds the 35‰?

Accepted Answer

A) Brackish. 
B) Brine. 
C) Mesohaline. 
D) Freshwater. 
A) Brackish. 
B) Brine. 
C) Mesohaline. 
D) Freshwater.

Question 13

Wave action works to straighten a coast as wave energy focuses around headlands and tends to disperse energy in coves and bays.Which is this process?

Accepted Answer

A) Longshore current. 
B) Breakers. 
C) Wave refraction. 
D) Tidal bore. 
A) Longshore current. 
B) Breakers. 
C) Wave refraction. 
D) Tidal bore.

Question 14

Which is seawater with less than 35‰?

Accepted Answer

A) Brackish. 
B) Brine. 
C) Metahaline. 
D) Freshwater. 
A) Brackish. 
B) Brine. 
C) Metahaline. 
D) Freshwater.

Question 15

What accounts for coastal straightening and the formation of a longshore current?

Accepted Answer

In general,wave actions straighten coast

Question 16

Which is the term used to describe rocks that are pitted,fluted,or polished from eolian erosion?

Accepted Answer

A) Desert pavement. 
B) Pumice. 
C) Ventifacts. 
D) Deflation hollows. 
A) Desert pavement. 
B) Pumice. 
C) Ventifacts. 
D) Deflation hollows.

Question 17

Headlands are the location of diverging wave action,whereas bays receive converging wave action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the chemical content of Earth's oceans?

Accepted Answer

A) Salinity varies all over the world and the ratio of individual salts to each other changes. 
B) Salinity varies all over the world,but the ratio of individual salts to each other does not change. 
C) Salinity does not vary all over the world,and the ratio of individual salts to each other does not change as well. 
D) Salinity does not vary all over the world,but the ratio of individual salts to each other changes. 
A) Salinity varies all over the world and the ratio of individual salts to each other changes. 
B) Salinity varies all over the world,but the ratio of individual salts to each other does not change. 
C) Salinity does not vary all over the world,and the ratio of individual salts to each other does not change as well. 
D) Salinity does not vary all over the world,but the ratio of individual salts to each other changes.

Question 19

Relative to dune movement and form,a dune slipface forms on which side?

Accepted Answer

A) Leeward side. 
B) Windward side. 
C) Freedune side. 
D) None of the above-it is not associated with a particular side. 
A) Leeward side. 
B) Windward side. 
C) Freedune side. 
D) None of the above-it is not associated with a particular side.

Question 20

For purposes of discussing eolian processes,which best describes the wind?

Accepted Answer

A) Wind acts like a solid. 
B) Wind acts like a gas. 
C) Wind acts like a plasma. 
D) Wind acts like a fluid. 
A) Wind acts like a solid. 
B) Wind acts like a gas. 
C) Wind acts like a plasma. 
D) Wind acts like a fluid.

Within the deep cold zone,which best describes average temperature and salinity?

Freshwater runoff can reduce salinity.

Which side of a dune typically has a slope angle equal to that of the angle of repose for sand?

The spring tide occurs when the Moon and Sun are neither in conjunction nor in opposition.

Which is a terrace?

What are the factors responsible for tides? Describe the conditions that lead to neap and spring tides.

From which do the sinuous,branching channels that characterize a salt marsh result?

Describe loess deposits,their formation,distribution,and their importance.

Describe the eolian processes of deflation and abrasion.

The coast extends inland to which of the following?

Sea level is an absolute value,forming the basis of all elevation/altitudinal measurements.

Which is seawater that exceeds the 35‰?

Wave action works to straighten a coast as wave energy focuses around headlands and tends to disperse energy in coves and bays.Which is this process?

Which is seawater with less than 35‰?

What accounts for coastal straightening and the formation of a longshore current?

Which is the term used to describe rocks that are pitted,fluted,or polished from eolian erosion?

Headlands are the location of diverging wave action,whereas bays receive converging wave action.

Which of the following best describes the chemical content of Earth's oceans?

Relative to dune movement and form,a dune slipface forms on which side?

For purposes of discussing eolian processes,which best describes the wind?

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Exam 16: Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Within the deep cold zone,which best describes average temperature and salinity?

Freshwater runoff can reduce salinity.

Which side of a dune typically has a slope angle equal to that of the angle of repose for sand?

The spring tide occurs when the Moon and Sun are neither in conjunction nor in opposition.

Which is a terrace?

What are the factors responsible for tides? Describe the conditions that lead to neap and spring tides.

From which do the sinuous,branching channels that characterize a salt marsh result?

Describe loess deposits,their formation,distribution,and their importance.

Describe the eolian processes of deflation and abrasion.

The coast extends inland to which of the following?

Sea level is an absolute value,forming the basis of all elevation/altitudinal measurements.

Which is seawater that exceeds the 35‰?

Wave action works to straighten a coast as wave energy focuses around headlands and tends to disperse energy in coves and bays.Which is this process?

Which is seawater with less than 35‰?

What accounts for coastal straightening and the formation of a longshore current?

Which is the term used to describe rocks that are pitted,fluted,or polished from eolian erosion?

Headlands are the location of diverging wave action,whereas bays receive converging wave action.

Which of the following best describes the chemical content of Earth's oceans?

Relative to dune movement and form,a dune slipface forms on which side?

For purposes of discussing eolian processes,which best describes the wind?

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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