Question 1

__________ is the combined movement of both longshore drift and beach drift.

Accepted Answer

A)   Longshore current
B)   Beach transport
C)   Littoral drift
D)   Combined flow
E)   Swash

Question 2

The "newest" body of water recognized to be an ocean is the

Accepted Answer

A)   Atlantic Ocean.
B)   Indian Ocean.
C)   Pacific Ocean.
D)   Arctic Ocean
E)   Southern Ocean.

Question 3

A fjord is a former glaciated valley along a coastline that is flooded by rising sea level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Tsunamis are relatively small waves when they reach the shoreline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Water that has salinity greater than 35 parts per thousand is called brine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An erosional ridge that marks the high water line and lies at the landward margin of the foreshore is called the beach ridge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The vertical measurement of a wave from its crest to the base is called

Accepted Answer

A)   wave trough.
B)   wavelength.
C)   wave amplitude.
D)   wave height.
E)   wave base.

Question 8

The water level during the Wisconsin glacial period was ________ than current levels.

Accepted Answer

A)   slightly higher
B)   lower
C)   the same
D)   not enough information to tell
E)   much higher

Question 9

Which letter in the diagram represents breakers?

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D

Question 10

________ is a spit that entirely closes a bay.

Accepted Answer

A)   A spit
B)   A baymouth bar
C)   A lagoon
D)   A tombolo
E)   A jetty

Question 11

A relatively small body of salt water that is surrounded by land on three sides and opens to a see or ocean is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   ocean.
B)   sea.
C)   gulf.
D)   bay.
E)   estuary

Question 12

Water that has a salinity between 15 and 35 parts per thousand is considered

Accepted Answer

A)   saline.
B)   brine.
C)   brackish.
D)   eustatic.
E)   ria.

Question 13

A spit that extends all the way across a bay is called a

Accepted Answer

A)   baymouth bar.
B)   tombolo.
C)   longshore spit.
D)   barrier island.
E)   berm scarp.

Question 14

Retrogradation is the process of the shoreline retreating through deposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When the Earth,Moon,and Sun are in alignment,this is called a ______ tide.

Accepted Answer

A)   neat
B)   spring
C)   fall
D)   neap
E)   This cannot happen.

Question 16

A semicircular reef that is most closely associated with degradation of volcanic islands is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   fringing reef.
B)   barrier reef.
C)   atoll.
D)   lagoon.
E)   coral reef.

Question 17

After water breaking on the beach reaches its apex,it flows back to the ocean at a right angle to the shore as

Accepted Answer

A)   beach flow.
B)   beach drift.
C)   swash.
D)   backwash.
E)   return current.

Question 18

Oceans cover about _____% surface of the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A)   55
B)   62
C)   71
D)   83
E)   94

Question 19

Depositional coastal features develop through the process of sediment accumulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

___________ is a small ridge on the bottom of the ocean that typically separates the offshore and foreshore.

Accepted Answer

A)   The beach ridge
B)   The backshore cliff
C)   The offshore bar
D)   The foreshore transition
E)   The offshore transition

Exam 19: Coastal Processes and Landforms

Retrogradation is the process of the shoreline retreating through deposition.

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Water that has salinity greater than 35 parts per thousand is called brine.

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After water breaking on the beach reaches its apex,it flows back to the ocean at a right angle to the shore as

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An erosional ridge that marks the high water line and lies at the landward margin of the foreshore is called the beach ridge.

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A semicircular reef that is most closely associated with degradation of volcanic islands is called a(n)

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A relatively small body of salt water that is surrounded by land on three sides and opens to a see or ocean is called a(n)

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The vertical measurement of a wave from its crest to the base is called

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A fjord is a former glaciated valley along a coastline that is flooded by rising sea level.

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Which letter in the diagram represents breakers?

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Tsunamis are relatively small waves when they reach the shoreline.

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Oceans cover about _____% surface of the Earth.

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The "newest" body of water recognized to be an ocean is the

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___________ is a small ridge on the bottom of the ocean that typically separates the offshore and foreshore.

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The water level during the Wisconsin glacial period was ________ than current levels.

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When the Earth,Moon,and Sun are in alignment,this is called a ______ tide.

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__________ is the combined movement of both longshore drift and beach drift.

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Depositional coastal features develop through the process of sediment accumulation.

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________ is a spit that entirely closes a bay.

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Water that has a salinity between 15 and 35 parts per thousand is considered

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A spit that extends all the way across a bay is called a

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