Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a beach area regularly covered by water?

Accepted Answer

A)   the berm
B)   the foreshore zone
C)   the offshore zone
D)   the sand
E)   the mudflats

Question 2

The combination of hydraulic pounding, abrasion, and other forces at the base of a sea cliff produces a(n)  ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   notch
B)   doline
C)   lagoon
D)   spit
E)   atoll

Question 3

Debris in seawater is usually carried ________ along the beach.

Accepted Answer

A)   straight
B)   in a zigzag path
C)   obliquely
D)   at a right angle
E)   randomly

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT associated with beaches?

Accepted Answer

A)   gravel
B)   cobbles
C)   sand
D)   clay
E)   sediment

Question 5

The world's first generation of large amounts of electricity from tidal power was in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the United States
B)   South Africa
C)   China
D)   Chile
E)   Canada

Question 6

Only after ________ have attained large size, do they begin to migrate toward the shore.

Accepted Answer

A)   tombolos
B)   barrier islands
C)   wave-cut cliffs
D)   spits
E)   none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following coastal features does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)   lagoon
B)   mudflat
C)   barrier island
D)   wave-cut bench
E)   spit

Question 8

Tectonically rising coasts are most closely associated with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   barrier islands
B)   coral reefs
C)   marine terraces
D)   beaches
E)   longshore currents

Question 9

A group of anthozoan animals is responsible for the formation of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   beaches
B)   coral reefs
C)   spits
D)   bleached reefs
E)   ria shorelines

Question 10

The distance between one wave crest and the next is known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   trough
B)   amplitude
C)   fetch
D)   wave length
E)   oscillation

Question 11

A bar which is attached to the land and recurves towards the shore is known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A bar which is attached to the...

Question 12

The most prominent result of coastal submergence is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   drowning of river valleys
B)   formation of barrier islands
C)   creation of coral reefs
D)   creation of cliffs
E)   destruction of estuaries

Question 13

In recent Earth history, submergence has been rare over most of the world's coasts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Polyps are the individual creatures making coral.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

El Niño is related to coral bleaching.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Along coastal cliffs, the most effective erosion takes place ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   5-10 meters above sea level
B)   2 meters above sea level
C)   at sea level
D)   2 meters below sea level
E)   5-10 meters below sea level

Question 17

The reverse flow of water down a beach slope is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The reverse flow of water down a...

Question 18

The oceanic tides rise and fall in a rhythmic cycle that takes place roughly once every ________ hours.

Accepted Answer

A)   4
B)   6
C)   12
D)   18
E)   24

Question 19

Which of the following coastline EFFECTS is best matched with a CAUSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   sand transport : longshore currents
B)   significant erosion : tides
C)   beach sand : ocean bottom erosion
D)   cliffs : shorelines of submergence
E)   barrier islands : rising sea level

Question 20

Waves become ________ when they travel beyond the influence of the wind that generates them.

Accepted Answer

A)   higher
B)   breakers
C)   swell
D)   forced
E)   tsunamis

Exam 20: Coastal Processes and Terrain

El Niño is related to coral bleaching.

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Along coastal cliffs, the most effective erosion takes place ________.

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The combination of hydraulic pounding, abrasion, and other forces at the base of a sea cliff produces a(n) ________.

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Waves become ________ when they travel beyond the influence of the wind that generates them.

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Which of the following is NOT a beach area regularly covered by water?

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Which of the following coastline EFFECTS is best matched with a CAUSE?

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Which of the following coastal features does NOT belong with the others?

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Polyps are the individual creatures making coral.

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Which of the following is NOT associated with beaches?

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The distance between one wave crest and the next is known as the ________.

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A bar which is attached to the land and recurves towards the shore is known as a ________.

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In recent Earth history, submergence has been rare over most of the world's coasts.

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The world's first generation of large amounts of electricity from tidal power was in ________.

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The most prominent result of coastal submergence is the ________.

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Only after ________ have attained large size, do they begin to migrate toward the shore.

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Debris in seawater is usually carried ________ along the beach.

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The reverse flow of water down a beach slope is called ________.

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The oceanic tides rise and fall in a rhythmic cycle that takes place roughly once every ________ hours.

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A group of anthozoan animals is responsible for the formation of ________.

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Tectonically rising coasts are most closely associated with ________.

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