Exam 13: The Oceans, Coastal Processes, and Landforms

Headlands are the location of $\underline { \text { diverging } }$ wave action, whereas bays receive converging wave action.

Coral bleaching results in the death of corals.

The height of a tsunami grows as it approaches a coastline primarily because

A single groin can produce both sand erosion and deposition.

The littoral zone extends inland to

Seawater is a solution, and the concentration of dissolved solids in it is referred to as its ________. The term ________ is applied to water that exceeds the average of 35 percent, whereas ________ is the term used to describe water that is less than 35 percent.

An atoll is approximately ________ in shape because it forms ________.

The salinity of seawater averages 3.5 percent, or 35 parts per thousand.

Which of the following is not an example of a depositional coastal landform?

Which of the following is false regarding tides?

Human intervention along a coastline intended to interrupt beach drift can include all of the following except

Cape Hatteras is an example of

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

Determining mean sea level requires measurement of tidal levels hourly for at least a period of several years.

Barrier islands make ________ sites for real estate development because ________.

Although many elements are dissolved in seawater, no gases are dissolved in it.

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Which of the following occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in alignment (i.e., in opposition or conjunction)?

A sea stack (i.e., an isolated pillar of rock located offshore) is the erosional remnant of a

A wave in the open ocean consists of water molecules traveling in the direction of wave propagation.