Question 1

The coast extends inland

Accepted Answer

A) to the foreshore dune. 
B) to the backshore dune. 
C) to the trough between the primary and secondary dune. 
D) to the highest water line that occurs during a storm. 
E) from the high tide level to the first major landform change. 
A) to the foreshore dune. 
B) to the backshore dune. 
C) to the trough between the primary and secondary dune. 
D) to the highest water line that occurs during a storm. 
E) from the high tide level to the first major landform change. E

Question 2

Wave action works to straighten a coast as wave energy focuses around headlands and tends to disperse energy in coves and bays in a process called

Accepted Answer

A) longshore current. 
B) breakers. 
C) wave refraction. 
D) tidal bore. 
E) cell circulation 
A) longshore current. 
B) breakers. 
C) wave refraction. 
D) tidal bore. 
E) cell circulation C

Question 3

Worldwide,corals are healthy and appear not to be affected by pollution,changes in surface ultraviolet radiation,or increases in ocean temperatures-at this time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following conditions is conducive to the formation of barrier islands?

Accepted Answer

A) tectonically active coasts 
B) large sediment supply from rivers 
C) large tidal range 
D) narrow continental shelf 
E) high relief coast 
A) tectonically active coasts 
B) large sediment supply from rivers 
C) large tidal range 
D) narrow continental shelf 
E) high relief coast

Question 5

Which of the following would be found along a tectonically active shoreline?

Accepted Answer

A) sea stacks,terraces,and cliffs 
B) terraces,barrier islands and spits 
C) barrier islands,spits and tombolos 
D) cliffs,lagoons,and barrier islands 
E) lagoons,barrier islands,and tombolos 
A) sea stacks,terraces,and cliffs 
B) terraces,barrier islands and spits 
C) barrier islands,spits and tombolos 
D) cliffs,lagoons,and barrier islands 
E) lagoons,barrier islands,and tombolos

Question 6

Which of the following is characteristic of the leading edge of a drifting lithospheric plate?

Accepted Answer

A) low relief coastal areas 
B) barrier islands and spits 
C) depositional processes and inundation 
D) compression,folding and faulting of high relief coasts 
E) beach and sand dune complexes extending far inland 
A) low relief coastal areas 
B) barrier islands and spits 
C) depositional processes and inundation 
D) compression,folding and faulting of high relief coasts 
E) beach and sand dune complexes extending far inland

Question 7

What are the factors responsible for tides? Draw and label a diagram showing the conditions that lead to neap and spring tides.

Accepted Answer

The factors responsible for tides are pr

Question 8

The Gulf of Bothnia is an example of a brackish body of sea water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Several years ago,a movie (The Poseidon Adventure)was made about a cruise ship that was overturned by a tsunami while at sea.This plot is not valid because

Accepted Answer

A) tsunamis do not have the energy to overturn a ship of that size. 
B) tsunamis do not occur in the open ocean. 
C) tsunamis do not form high waves while in the open ocean. 
A) tsunamis do not have the energy to overturn a ship of that size. 
B) tsunamis do not occur in the open ocean. 
C) tsunamis do not form high waves while in the open ocean.

Question 10

Barrier islands can migrate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the ocean deep zone?

Accepted Answer

A) temperatures remain approximately 4°C within most of this layer. 
B) the water in this zone does not freeze because of the intense pressure exerted by the weight of overlying water. 
C) The water in this zone freezes in spite of its salinity. 
D) moving deeper,the water warms geothermally. 
E) salt accumulates in this zone,creating super-saline water. 
A) temperatures remain approximately 4°C within most of this layer. 
B) the water in this zone does not freeze because of the intense pressure exerted by the weight of overlying water. 
C) The water in this zone freezes in spite of its salinity. 
D) moving deeper,the water warms geothermally. 
E) salt accumulates in this zone,creating super-saline water.

Question 12

The Pacific Rim can be characterized as

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A) a place of embayments. 
B) being dominated by estuaries. 
C) being dominated by barrier islands. 
D) tectonically active and emerging. 
E) a trailing edge continental margin. 
A) a place of embayments. 
B) being dominated by estuaries. 
C) being dominated by barrier islands. 
D) tectonically active and emerging. 
E) a trailing edge continental margin.

Question 13

Which of the following is true regarding the chemical content of Earth's oceans?

Accepted Answer

A) salinity varies all over the world,and the ratio of individual salts to each other changes. 
B) salinity varies all over the world,but the ratio of individual salts to each other does not change. 
C) salinity does not vary all over the world,and the ratio of individual salts to each other does not change as well. 
D) salinity does not vary all over the world,but the ratio of individual salts to each other changes. 
A) salinity varies all over the world,and the ratio of individual salts to each other changes. 
B) salinity varies all over the world,but the ratio of individual salts to each other does not change. 
C) salinity does not vary all over the world,and the ratio of individual salts to each other does not change as well. 
D) salinity does not vary all over the world,but the ratio of individual salts to each other changes.

Question 14

Spits are formed by

Accepted Answer

A) longshore currents. 
B) waves with approach parallel to shore 
C) rip currents 
D) tectonic uplift 
E) cliffbase erosion 
A) longshore currents. 
B) waves with approach parallel to shore 
C) rip currents 
D) tectonic uplift 
E) cliffbase erosion

Question 15

A tombolo cuts off a portion of the ocean along a coast,forming a lagoon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true regarding coral bleaching?

Accepted Answer

A) 80% of coral reefs worldwide had been lost by 2000. 
B) scientists have identified the reasons polyps eject their algae. 
C) bleaching is related to a fall in sea-surface temperatures of 1-2 C°. 
D) decreased salinity levels are causing the polyps to flee their host. 
E) possible causes for bleaching include pollution,disease,sedimentation,salinity,and acidity. 
A) 80% of coral reefs worldwide had been lost by 2000. 
B) scientists have identified the reasons polyps eject their algae. 
C) bleaching is related to a fall in sea-surface temperatures of 1-2 C°. 
D) decreased salinity levels are causing the polyps to flee their host. 
E) possible causes for bleaching include pollution,disease,sedimentation,salinity,and acidity.

Question 17

A beach acts to stabilize a shoreline by absorbing wave energy,even though materials are in almost constant motion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The energy of waves striking a headland that protrudes into the sea is ________ than that which strikes the beaches adjacent to it because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) greater refraction concentrates energy into the headland 
B) greater reflection concentrates energy into the headland 
C) less refraction concentrates energy into the beach 
D) less reflection concentrates energy into the beach 
E) less energy is dispersed into the water 
A) greater refraction concentrates energy into the headland 
B) greater reflection concentrates energy into the headland 
C) less refraction concentrates energy into the beach 
D) less reflection concentrates energy into the beach 
E) less energy is dispersed into the water

Question 19

The geographic boundary between salt marshes and mangrove swamps is determined by

Accepted Answer

A) tectonic activity. 
B) salinity. 
C) the occurrence of freezing conditions. 
D) precipitation levels. 
E) quantity of insolation. 
A) tectonic activity. 
B) salinity. 
C) the occurrence of freezing conditions. 
D) precipitation levels. 
E) quantity of insolation.

Question 20

Approximately half of the world's population lives in or near a coastal region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: The Oceans, Coastal Processes, and Landforms

The coast extends inland

Wave action works to straighten a coast as wave energy focuses around headlands and tends to disperse energy in coves and bays in a process called

Worldwide,corals are healthy and appear not to be affected by pollution,changes in surface ultraviolet radiation,or increases in ocean temperatures-at this time.

Which of the following conditions is conducive to the formation of barrier islands?

Which of the following would be found along a tectonically active shoreline?

Which of the following is characteristic of the leading edge of a drifting lithospheric plate?

What are the factors responsible for tides? Draw and label a diagram showing the conditions that lead to neap and spring tides.

The Gulf of Bothnia is an example of a brackish body of sea water.

Several years ago,a movie (The Poseidon Adventure)was made about a cruise ship that was overturned by a tsunami while at sea.This plot is not valid because

Barrier islands can migrate.

Which of the following is true of the ocean deep zone?

The Pacific Rim can be characterized as

Which of the following is true regarding the chemical content of Earth's oceans?

Spits are formed by

A tombolo cuts off a portion of the ocean along a coast,forming a lagoon.

Which of the following is true regarding coral bleaching?

A beach acts to stabilize a shoreline by absorbing wave energy,even though materials are in almost constant motion.

The energy of waves striking a headland that protrudes into the sea is ________ than that which strikes the beaches adjacent to it because ________.

The geographic boundary between salt marshes and mangrove swamps is determined by

Approximately half of the world's population lives in or near a coastal region.

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