Question 1

Wide beaches, deltas, and barrier islands are characteristic of ____ coasts.

Accepted Answer

A) depositional 
B) erosional 
C) submergent 
D) emergent 
E) western 
A) depositional 
B) erosional 
C) submergent 
D) emergent 
E) western A

Question 2

Why do waves bend or refract as they approach shorelines?

Accepted Answer

Waves rarely approach parallel to a shore, and therefore, one portion of a wave will reach wave base before another.

Question 3

Barrier islands migrate landward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The saltiness of seawater has been a state of dynamic equilibrium for at least 1.5 billion years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The movement of water within a wave travels ____.

Accepted Answer

A) with the wave 
B) in a circular path at and just below the water surface 
C) in a circular path at a depth of one-half the wavelength 
D) in both a longitudinal and circular path 
E) in an up and down motion to a depth of one-half the wavelength 
A) with the wave 
B) in a circular path at and just below the water surface 
C) in a circular path at a depth of one-half the wavelength 
D) in both a longitudinal and circular path 
E) in an up and down motion to a depth of one-half the wavelength

Question 6

The distance wave-producing winds blow over a continuous body of water is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) wavelength 
B) trough 
C) height 
D) fetch 
E) velocity 
A) wavelength 
B) trough 
C) height 
D) fetch 
E) velocity

Question 7

If wavelength is 18 meters, wave base is located at ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 meters 
B) 6 meters 
C) 9 meters 
D) 12 meters 
E) 18 meters 
A) 2 meters 
B) 6 meters 
C) 9 meters 
D) 12 meters 
E) 18 meters

Question 8

Surface ocean currents are ____ driven, and deep ocean currents are ____ driven.

Accepted Answer

A) density; wind 
B) wind; density 
C) pressure; density 
D) wind; pressure 
E) wind; temperature 
A) density; wind 
B) wind; density 
C) pressure; density 
D) wind; pressure 
E) wind; temperature

Question 9

What amount of oil from U.S. production comes from the Gulf of Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 30% 
C) 50% 
D) 65% 
E) 100% 
A) 10% 
B) 30% 
C) 50% 
D) 65% 
E) 100%

Question 10

What are narrow surface currents that flow in the same general direction as the approaching waves?

Accepted Answer

A) rip currents 
B) nearshore currents 
C) longshore currents 
D) upwelling currents 
E) refraction currents 
A) rip currents 
B) nearshore currents 
C) longshore currents 
D) upwelling currents 
E) refraction currents

Question 11

Wave energy is concentrated on headlands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Regularly-sized waves with long, rounded crests are known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Regularly-sized waves with long, rounded crests are...

Question 13

Large-scale water circulation systems called ____________________ operate on the ocean surface in response to wind and the Coriolis effect.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Large-scale water circulation systems called ____________________ operate...

Question 14

Spring tides are tides ____.

Accepted Answer

A) that result from the combined gravitational force of the aligned Moon and Sun 
B) that occur when the Sun and Moon are disposed at right angles to one another 
C) that occur in springtime when floodwaters are high 
D) with a relatively small range 
E) that are high only once per day 
A) that result from the combined gravitational force of the aligned Moon and Sun 
B) that occur when the Sun and Moon are disposed at right angles to one another 
C) that occur in springtime when floodwaters are high 
D) with a relatively small range 
E) that are high only once per day

Question 15

What is upwelling, and why is it so important biologically?

Accepted Answer

Upwelling is a type of vertical transpor

Question 16

A(n)____________________ is the location where land meets the sea; a(n)____________________ is the same, in addition to the land both seaward and landward of it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)____________________ is the location where land meets...

Question 17

What is a spit that connects an island to the mainland called?

Accepted Answer

A) hook 
B) tombolo 
C) barrier island 
D) beach 
E) baymouth bar 
A) hook 
B) tombolo 
C) barrier island 
D) beach 
E) baymouth bar

Question 18

What type of coast is straight and has marine terraces?

Accepted Answer

A) depositional coast 
B) erosional coast 
C) submergent coast 
D) emergent coast 
E) rocky coast 
A) depositional coast 
B) erosional coast 
C) submergent coast 
D) emergent coast 
E) rocky coast

Question 19

Coastal managers have many methods to protect shorelines, among which are engineering options like building jetties, groins, sea walls, and beach renourishment projects. Discuss the positive and negative effects of each of these engineering solutions on the coastlines. Are these viable permanent solutions? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Jetties and groins are beneficial for wi

Question 20

A deposit of unconsolidated sediment that extends landward from low tide to a change in topography or to where permanent vegetation begins is a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) spit 
B) tombolo 
C) barrier island 
D) beach 
E) baymouth bar 
A) spit 
B) tombolo 
C) barrier island 
D) beach 
E) baymouth bar

Exam 16: Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Wide beaches, deltas, and barrier islands are characteristic of ____ coasts.

Why do waves bend or refract as they approach shorelines?

Barrier islands migrate landward.

The saltiness of seawater has been a state of dynamic equilibrium for at least 1.5 billion years.

The movement of water within a wave travels ____.

The distance wave-producing winds blow over a continuous body of water is the ____.

If wavelength is 18 meters, wave base is located at ____.

Surface ocean currents are ____ driven, and deep ocean currents are ____ driven.

What amount of oil from U.S. production comes from the Gulf of Mexico?

What are narrow surface currents that flow in the same general direction as the approaching waves?

Wave energy is concentrated on headlands.

Regularly-sized waves with long, rounded crests are known as ____________________.

Large-scale water circulation systems called ____________________ operate on the ocean surface in response to wind and the Coriolis effect.

Spring tides are tides ____.

What is upwelling, and why is it so important biologically?

A(n)____________________ is the location where land meets the sea; a(n)____________________ is the same, in addition to the land both seaward and landward of it.

What is a spit that connects an island to the mainland called?

What type of coast is straight and has marine terraces?

A deposit of unconsolidated sediment that extends landward from low tide to a change in topography or to where permanent vegetation begins is a(n)____.

Understanding Earth: a Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Plutons

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earthapos;s Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and Earthapos;s Crust

Mass Wasting

Running Water--Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Organic Evolution--The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Filters

Surface ocean currents are driven, and deep ocean currents are driven.

A(n) is the location where land meets the sea; a(n) is the same, in addition to the land both seaward and landward of it.