Question 1

Because of rising sea level, the impact of coastal storms will likely worsen causing increasing property damage and loss of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the wave base?

Accepted Answer

A) Water depth equal to 1/2 the distance between successive waves 
B) Wave height equal to 1/2 the distance between successive waves 
C) The minimum elevation of a wave before it will start to curl 
D) The distance up the shore where waves can erode 
A) Water depth equal to 1/2 the distance between successive waves 
B) Wave height equal to 1/2 the distance between successive waves 
C) The minimum elevation of a wave before it will start to curl 
D) The distance up the shore where waves can erode

Question 3

The main factor in causing mid ocean currents and circulation is wind-drag that moves water along allowing other water to flow in and replace it from the sides or to upwell from depth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is fairweather wave base?

Accepted Answer

the depth at which w

Question 5

________ currents move sand and water parallel to the beach.

Accepted Answer

A) Reflected 
B) Translational 
C) Longshore 
D) Ebb tide 
A) Reflected 
B) Translational 
C) Longshore 
D) Ebb tide

Question 6

How much pressure can be exerted by those "perfect waves" that characterize the North Atlantic winter storms?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 kg/m² 
B) 100 kg/m² 
C) 10,000 kg/m² 
D) 1,000,000 kg/m² 
A) 1 kg/m² 
B) 100 kg/m² 
C) 10,000 kg/m² 
D) 1,000,000 kg/m²

Question 7

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
-Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) flood current 
B) ebb current 
C) tidal flat 
D) longshore current 
A) flood current 
B) ebb current 
C) tidal flat 
D) longshore current

Question 8

Swash and backwash describe ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the oscillatory movement of water beneath a passing wave 
B) the swirling action and sand movements produced when a shallow water wave impinges on an shallow offshore bar 
C) the onshore and offshore movement of water relative to the beach by turbulent surf 
D) the forward and backward water movements as storm waves reflect from a seawall or groin 
A) the oscillatory movement of water beneath a passing wave 
B) the swirling action and sand movements produced when a shallow water wave impinges on an shallow offshore bar 
C) the onshore and offshore movement of water relative to the beach by turbulent surf 
D) the forward and backward water movements as storm waves reflect from a seawall or groin

Question 9

________ are constructed parallel to the shoreline and designed to reflect wave energy out to sea.

Accepted Answer

A) Groins and jetties 
B) Seawalls and breakwaters 
C) Barrier islands 
D) Tidal deltas 
A) Groins and jetties 
B) Seawalls and breakwaters 
C) Barrier islands 
D) Tidal deltas

Question 10

The wave period is the horizontal distance between neighboring crests or troughs of a wave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When does a deep-water wave change to a shallow water wave?

Accepted Answer

A) only when the wave period is greater than one-half the water depth 
B) only when the wavelength is about twice the water depth 
C) only when the wave period is greater than twice the water depth 
D) only when the wavelength is about one-half the water depth 
A) only when the wave period is greater than one-half the water depth 
B) only when the wavelength is about twice the water depth 
C) only when the wave period is greater than twice the water depth 
D) only when the wavelength is about one-half the water depth

Question 12

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
-Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) high tide level 
B) low tide level 
C) foreshore 
D) fairweather wave base 
A) high tide level 
B) low tide level 
C) foreshore 
D) fairweather wave base

Question 13

How big are most barrier islands?

Accepted Answer

A) 1-5 kilometres wide by 15-30 kilometres long 
B) 10-25 kilometres wide by 75-100 kilometres long 
C) >100 kilometres wide by > 350 kilometres long 
D) 1-5 metres wide by 15-30 metres long 
A) 1-5 kilometres wide by 15-30 kilometres long 
B) 10-25 kilometres wide by 75-100 kilometres long 
C) >100 kilometres wide by > 350 kilometres long 
D) 1-5 metres wide by 15-30 metres long

Because of rising sea level, the impact of coastal storms will likely worsen causing increasing property damage and loss of life.

What is the wave base?

The main factor in causing mid ocean currents and circulation is wind-drag that moves water along allowing other water to flow in and replace it from the sides or to upwell from depth.

What is fairweather wave base?

________ currents move sand and water parallel to the beach.

How much pressure can be exerted by those "perfect waves" that characterize the North Atlantic winter storms?

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Swash and backwash describe ________.

________ are constructed parallel to the shoreline and designed to reflect wave energy out to sea.

The wave period is the horizontal distance between neighboring crests or troughs of a wave.

When does a deep-water wave change to a shallow water wave?

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

How big are most barrier islands?

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Because of rising sea level, the impact of coastal storms will likely worsen causing increasing property damage and loss of life.

What is the wave base?

The main factor in causing mid ocean currents and circulation is wind-drag that moves water along allowing other water to flow in and replace it from the sides or to upwell from depth.

What is fairweather wave base?

________ currents move sand and water parallel to the beach.

How much pressure can be exerted by those "perfect waves" that characterize the North Atlantic winter storms?

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Swash and backwash describe ________.

________ are constructed parallel to the shoreline and designed to reflect wave energy out to sea.

The wave period is the horizontal distance between neighboring crests or troughs of a wave.

When does a deep-water wave change to a shallow water wave?

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

How big are most barrier islands?

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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