Exam 11: Coastal Processes

________ is a "soft" solution to coastal erosion that tends to imitate natural processes.

Ocean swell consists of a chaotic distribution of wave heights and lengths.

Hurricanes in the tropical Atlantic Ocean tend to originate as

What aspect of tropical cyclones tends to cause the greatest death and destruction?

Littoral transport is driven by the oblique approach of waves to the shoreline.

Refraction occurs because waves speed up as they reach the shallower water near the beach.

The balance of sediment input and output along a stretch of coastline is called the ________.

Hurricanes develop from areas of low atmospheric pressure called tropical ________.

The current flowing parallel to and just offshore of a beach is called

Lake level variations are the strongest control on erosion along the Great Lakes shorelines.

Seacliff erosion tends to occur at a greater rate during the summer.

The goal of groin installation is to trap sand.

Assateague Island, Maryland, has avoided coastal erosion because it is largely undeveloped.

A(n) ________ is a narrow flow of water away from the beach and into deep water.

Why are the impacts of coastal hazards so great?

A(n) ________ is a lethal rise in the sea surface level caused by a hurricane.

A pair of ________ typically protects the channel of a river entering the sea.

Wave normals ________ on a rocky headland.

Beach erosion on Great Lakes shorelines is exacerbated by

Why does seacliff erosion occur at high rates in some areas?