Question 1

________ form when waves that approach the beach at an angle and produce a net current direction that is parallel to the shore, resulting in beach drift.

Accepted Answer

A) Refraction 
B) Rip Currents 
C) Eddies 
D) Longshore currents 
A) Refraction 
B) Rip Currents 
C) Eddies 
D) Longshore currents

Question 2

The effect of the Sun on tides is less than that of the Moon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which one of the following is not directly related to wave refraction?

Accepted Answer

A) Erosional energy is focused on headland areas protruding from the beach. 
B) Wave speeds decrease as waves enter shallow water. 
C) Deposition is concentrated in bays and protected estuaries. 
D) Ebb tidal currents carry large quantities of sand from estuaries to the seaward side of a barrier island system. 
A) Erosional energy is focused on headland areas protruding from the beach. 
B) Wave speeds decrease as waves enter shallow water. 
C) Deposition is concentrated in bays and protected estuaries. 
D) Ebb tidal currents carry large quantities of sand from estuaries to the seaward side of a barrier island system.

Question 4

Wave-cut cliffs and wave-cut platforms are good evidence for an erosional coastline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Rocks are directly shattered by the crashing weight of the breaking waves themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A natural sand bar or sand/gravel ridge exposed at low tide that connects one island to another island, or an island to the mainland, is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) spit 
B) tombolo 
C) sand groin 
D) jetty barrier 
A) spit 
B) tombolo 
C) sand groin 
D) jetty barrier

Question 7

A baymouth bar is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a sand deposit extending from a headland partway across the entrance to a bay 
B) a sand deposit on the estuary side of gap in a barrier island 
C) a sand deposit on the seaward side of a tidal inlet to a large estuary 
D) a sand bar extending across the mouth blocking a former inlet to a bay or estuary 
A) a sand deposit extending from a headland partway across the entrance to a bay 
B) a sand deposit on the estuary side of gap in a barrier island 
C) a sand deposit on the seaward side of a tidal inlet to a large estuary 
D) a sand bar extending across the mouth blocking a former inlet to a bay or estuary

Question 8

Defined by breaking waves in the surf zone, which two terms describe the directions of water movement associated with a wave breaking on the beach?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Defined by breaking waves in the surf...

Question 9

Describe one way a barrier island can form.

Accepted Answer

spits severed by erosion or ri

Question 10

Sea level has been slowly rising since the large Pleistocene ice sheets melted away.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What causes the pair of tidal bulges?

Accepted Answer

A) One is caused by the pull of the moon, the other by the sun. 
B) The east and west shores of the Americas pushing the water out of the way like giant mixer blades. 
C) The larger one closest to the Moon is gravitational; 180° away it is inertial. 
D) The shape of the whole Earth gets deformed into a flattened ellipsoid by the Moon's gravity; the other bulge is due to centrifugal force bending the rocks back but delayed by a quarter revolution. 
A) One is caused by the pull of the moon, the other by the sun. 
B) The east and west shores of the Americas pushing the water out of the way like giant mixer blades. 
C) The larger one closest to the Moon is gravitational; 180° away it is inertial. 
D) The shape of the whole Earth gets deformed into a flattened ellipsoid by the Moon's gravity; the other bulge is due to centrifugal force bending the rocks back but delayed by a quarter revolution.

Question 12

A ________ is a structure built parallel to the shoreline to dissipate much of the energy from incoming waves.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ________ is a structure built parallel...

Question 13

Where is the world's greatest tidal range?

Accepted Answer

A) Belize in the tropics 
B) Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia 
C) The Coast of Brittany in France 
D) Greenland's north coast 
A) Belize in the tropics 
B) Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia 
C) The Coast of Brittany in France 
D) Greenland's north coast

Question 14

A ________ is a manmade structure, extending at right angles to the beach, built to trap sand moving parallel to the beach.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ________ is a manmade structure, extending...

Question 15

Building protective structures to halt a receding shoreline benefits only a few stakeholders and seriously degrades or destroys natural beaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Carefully examine the illustration below.
   
a)What name is given to walls like the wall above that is labeled A? ______________________________
b)What name is given to walls like the wall above that is labeled B? ______________________________
c)What name is given to walls like the wall above that is labeled C? ______________________________
In the future, what will eventually happen to the beach at the following locations?
d)Location D ___________________________________________________________
e)Location E ____________________________________________________________
f)Location F ____________________________________________________________
g)Location G ____________________________________________________________

Accepted Answer

a)groins
b)breakwaters
c)jetti

Question 17

A ________ is a shoreline stabilization feature that protects shorelines from the pounding of waves by creating an area of quiet water behind it.

Accepted Answer

A) Groin 
B) Seawall 
C) Breakwater 
D) Jetty 
A) Groin 
B) Seawall 
C) Breakwater 
D) Jetty

Question 18

________ are built more or less parallel to the beach.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

As a deep-water wave enters shallow water, the wave slows down and rotates toward being parallel with the shoreline.This process is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As a deep-water wave enters shallow water,...

Question 20

What is the path followed by a sand grain from a succession of waves impinging obliquely onto a beach?

Accepted Answer

A) A path parallel to the beach, but well offshore as sand is only moved by longshore currents not by breaking waves. 
B) A sawtooth path, driven obliquely up the beach face with the swash then straight down the beach face with the backwash. 
C) A straight path, right at the shoreface, pushed along parallel to the beach by the breaking wave. 
D) Perpendicular to the wave front, obliquely up the beach on the swash, then reflected out at an opposite but equal angle with the backwash. 
A) A path parallel to the beach, but well offshore as sand is only moved by longshore currents not by breaking waves. 
B) A sawtooth path, driven obliquely up the beach face with the swash then straight down the beach face with the backwash. 
C) A straight path, right at the shoreface, pushed along parallel to the beach by the breaking wave. 
D) Perpendicular to the wave front, obliquely up the beach on the swash, then reflected out at an opposite but equal angle with the backwash.

________ form when waves that approach the beach at an angle and produce a net current direction that is parallel to the shore, resulting in beach drift.

The effect of the Sun on tides is less than that of the Moon.

Which one of the following is not directly related to wave refraction?

Wave-cut cliffs and wave-cut platforms are good evidence for an erosional coastline.

Rocks are directly shattered by the crashing weight of the breaking waves themselves.

A natural sand bar or sand/gravel ridge exposed at low tide that connects one island to another island, or an island to the mainland, is called a ________.

A baymouth bar is ________.

Defined by breaking waves in the surf zone, which two terms describe the directions of water movement associated with a wave breaking on the beach?

Describe one way a barrier island can form.

Sea level has been slowly rising since the large Pleistocene ice sheets melted away.

What causes the pair of tidal bulges?

A ________ is a structure built parallel to the shoreline to dissipate much of the energy from incoming waves.

Where is the world's greatest tidal range?

A ________ is a manmade structure, extending at right angles to the beach, built to trap sand moving parallel to the beach.

Building protective structures to halt a receding shoreline benefits only a few stakeholders and seriously degrades or destroys natural beaches.

A ________ is a shoreline stabilization feature that protects shorelines from the pounding of waves by creating an area of quiet water behind it.

________ are built more or less parallel to the beach.

As a deep-water wave enters shallow water, the wave slows down and rotates toward being parallel with the shoreline.This process is known as ________.

What is the path followed by a sand grain from a succession of waves impinging obliquely onto a beach?

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________ form when waves that approach the beach at an angle and produce a net current direction that is parallel to the shore, resulting in beach drift.

The effect of the Sun on tides is less than that of the Moon.

Which one of the following is not directly related to wave refraction?

Wave-cut cliffs and wave-cut platforms are good evidence for an erosional coastline.

Rocks are directly shattered by the crashing weight of the breaking waves themselves.

A natural sand bar or sand/gravel ridge exposed at low tide that connects one island to another island, or an island to the mainland, is called a ________.

A baymouth bar is ________.

Defined by breaking waves in the surf zone, which two terms describe the directions of water movement associated with a wave breaking on the beach?

Describe one way a barrier island can form.

Sea level has been slowly rising since the large Pleistocene ice sheets melted away.

What causes the pair of tidal bulges?

A ________ is a structure built parallel to the shoreline to dissipate much of the energy from incoming waves.

Where is the world's greatest tidal range?

A ________ is a manmade structure, extending at right angles to the beach, built to trap sand moving parallel to the beach.

Building protective structures to halt a receding shoreline benefits only a few stakeholders and seriously degrades or destroys natural beaches.

A ________ is a shoreline stabilization feature that protects shorelines from the pounding of waves by creating an area of quiet water behind it.

________ are built more or less parallel to the beach.

As a deep-water wave enters shallow water, the wave slows down and rotates toward being parallel with the shoreline.This process is known as ________.

What is the path followed by a sand grain from a succession of waves impinging obliquely onto a beach?

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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