Question 1

What is the seaward limit of the offshore zone?

Accepted Answer

A) the barrier island 
B) the beach berm 
C) fair weather wave base 
D) the sea arch 
A) the barrier island 
B) the beach berm 
C) fair weather wave base 
D) the sea arch

Question 2

How are spits and baymouth bars formed?

Accepted Answer

A) Sand is transported by longshore currents and deposited where energy decreases. 
B) A headland is eroded and the sand is deposited in an offshore basin. 
C) Sand eroded from a wave-cut cliff is deposited around sea stacks and arches. 
D) Wave erosion cuts away both sides of a long sand bar, leaving a sand ridge aligned parallel to the shore. 
A) Sand is transported by longshore currents and deposited where energy decreases. 
B) A headland is eroded and the sand is deposited in an offshore basin. 
C) Sand eroded from a wave-cut cliff is deposited around sea stacks and arches. 
D) Wave erosion cuts away both sides of a long sand bar, leaving a sand ridge aligned parallel to the shore.

Question 3

________ are rough rock or reinforced concrete structures built parallel to the coast to protect boats and harbours from the force of large breaking waves.

Accepted Answer

A) Breakwaters 
B) Groins 
C) Jetties 
D) Seawalls 
A) Breakwaters 
B) Groins 
C) Jetties 
D) Seawalls

Question 4

Where is the shoreface zone relative to the offshore zone?

Accepted Answer

landward o

Question 5

The berm is the flat lying to shoreward-sloping area adjacent to the foreshore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Waves that grow so tall from wind shear that they break and topple over are called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Waves that grow so tall from wind...

Question 7

What would change, compared to the present tidal variation, if the moon's orbit were to exactly match Earth's axial tilt?

Accepted Answer

Ignoring the shapes of contine

Question 8

Over a long time, erosion of headlands and deposition in bays will straighten out an irregular shoreline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Water movement and sand transport parallel to the beach are fundamentally caused by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) strong, offshore winds creating a pileup of water along the beach front 
B) deep-water waves breaking offshore 
C) waves impinging obliquely onto a beach 
D) a long fetch parallel to the beach 
A) strong, offshore winds creating a pileup of water along the beach front 
B) deep-water waves breaking offshore 
C) waves impinging obliquely onto a beach 
D) a long fetch parallel to the beach

Question 10

What does the following sequence signify? Mud overlain by hummocky, crossbedded sand overlain by swaley, crossbedded sand overlain by parallel, tabular bedded, laminated sand overlain by sand with large scale crossbedding.

Accepted Answer

A) erosional or retreating shoreline at constant sea level 
B) falling sea level or buildup of a sandy shore into deeper water 
C) rising sea level or migration of a delta away from the area 
D) rising sea level with a nearby glacial advance 
A) erosional or retreating shoreline at constant sea level 
B) falling sea level or buildup of a sandy shore into deeper water 
C) rising sea level or migration of a delta away from the area 
D) rising sea level with a nearby glacial advance

Question 11

Shorelines are temporary geologic and topographic features.Explain this statement.

Accepted Answer

Wave and current activity, as well as be

Question 12

Which one of the following is an artificial (manmade)feature constructed parallel to the shore?

Accepted Answer

A) sea arch 
B) sand spit 
C) breakwater 
D) barrier island 
A) sea arch 
B) sand spit 
C) breakwater 
D) barrier island

Question 13

________ are generally built in pairs to preserve the location of a river mouth or harbour entrance.

Accepted Answer

A) Seawalls 
B) Groins 
C) Jetties 
D) Caissons 
A) Seawalls 
B) Groins 
C) Jetties 
D) Caissons

Question 14

Abrasion will be greatest in which part of the beach environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Offshore Zone 
B) Surf Zone 
C) Backshore 
D) Berms 
A) Offshore Zone 
B) Surf Zone 
C) Backshore 
D) Berms

Question 15

A variety of techniques and efforts are used to stabilize shorelines throughout the world.Are all of these efforts only temporary measures or are any of them permanent? Also, does urbanization and development of coastal areas always contribute to shoreline erosion? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Seawalls can be permanent if wave and cu

Question 16

As a scuba diver, why would knowing the depth of the wave base be important?

Accepted Answer

Because below the wa

Question 17

Because the plane of the lunar orbit exactly matches Earth's rotational tilt, the tidal bulges and range of tides are always greatest at the equator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Massive seawalls and groins, financed by the average taxpayer, are very cost-effective methods for protecting expensive, privately owned, beach front properties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A baymouth bar is a manmade feature designed to stop incoming storm waves before they impact on the beach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What term describes the bending of waves?

Accepted Answer

A) Reflection 
B) Oscillation 
C) Refraction 
D) Frequency 
A) Reflection 
B) Oscillation 
C) Refraction 
D) Frequency

What is the seaward limit of the offshore zone?

How are spits and baymouth bars formed?

________ are rough rock or reinforced concrete structures built parallel to the coast to protect boats and harbours from the force of large breaking waves.

Where is the shoreface zone relative to the offshore zone?

The berm is the flat lying to shoreward-sloping area adjacent to the foreshore.

Waves that grow so tall from wind shear that they break and topple over are called ________.

What would change, compared to the present tidal variation, if the moon's orbit were to exactly match Earth's axial tilt?

Over a long time, erosion of headlands and deposition in bays will straighten out an irregular shoreline.

Water movement and sand transport parallel to the beach are fundamentally caused by ________.

What does the following sequence signify? Mud overlain by hummocky, crossbedded sand overlain by swaley, crossbedded sand overlain by parallel, tabular bedded, laminated sand overlain by sand with large scale crossbedding.

Shorelines are temporary geologic and topographic features.Explain this statement.

Which one of the following is an artificial (manmade)feature constructed parallel to the shore?

________ are generally built in pairs to preserve the location of a river mouth or harbour entrance.

Abrasion will be greatest in which part of the beach environment?

A variety of techniques and efforts are used to stabilize shorelines throughout the world.Are all of these efforts only temporary measures or are any of them permanent? Also, does urbanization and development of coastal areas always contribute to shoreline erosion? Explain.

As a scuba diver, why would knowing the depth of the wave base be important?

Because the plane of the lunar orbit exactly matches Earth's rotational tilt, the tidal bulges and range of tides are always greatest at the equator.

Massive seawalls and groins, financed by the average taxpayer, are very cost-effective methods for protecting expensive, privately owned, beach front properties.

A baymouth bar is a manmade feature designed to stop incoming storm waves before they impact on the beach.

What term describes the bending of waves?

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Exam 19: Shorelines

What is the seaward limit of the offshore zone?

How are spits and baymouth bars formed?

________ are rough rock or reinforced concrete structures built parallel to the coast to protect boats and harbours from the force of large breaking waves.

Where is the shoreface zone relative to the offshore zone?

The berm is the flat lying to shoreward-sloping area adjacent to the foreshore.

Waves that grow so tall from wind shear that they break and topple over are called ________.

What would change, compared to the present tidal variation, if the moon's orbit were to exactly match Earth's axial tilt?

Over a long time, erosion of headlands and deposition in bays will straighten out an irregular shoreline.

Water movement and sand transport parallel to the beach are fundamentally caused by ________.

What does the following sequence signify? Mud overlain by hummocky, crossbedded sand overlain by swaley, crossbedded sand overlain by parallel, tabular bedded, laminated sand overlain by sand with large scale crossbedding.

Shorelines are temporary geologic and topographic features.Explain this statement.

Which one of the following is an artificial (manmade)feature constructed parallel to the shore?

________ are generally built in pairs to preserve the location of a river mouth or harbour entrance.

Abrasion will be greatest in which part of the beach environment?

A variety of techniques and efforts are used to stabilize shorelines throughout the world.Are all of these efforts only temporary measures or are any of them permanent? Also, does urbanization and development of coastal areas always contribute to shoreline erosion? Explain.

As a scuba diver, why would knowing the depth of the wave base be important?

Because the plane of the lunar orbit exactly matches Earth's rotational tilt, the tidal bulges and range of tides are always greatest at the equator.

Massive seawalls and groins, financed by the average taxpayer, are very cost-effective methods for protecting expensive, privately owned, beach front properties.

A baymouth bar is a manmade feature designed to stop incoming storm waves before they impact on the beach.

What term describes the bending of waves?

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Winds

Mineral and Energy Resources

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