Exam 16: The Oceans, Coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Long, narrow depositional features of sand that form offshore roughly parallel to the coast are called

As a wave approaches the shoreline and enters shallower water, energy and water move forward causing the water to rise and cascade down from the wave crest as a breaker. These waves are called

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

The smallest features shaped by individual saltating grains are

In deep water, a wave is not really migrating but is transferring energy through the water in simple cyclic undulations. These are called

Brine water may results from

Describe the formation and characteristics of salt marshes and mangrove swamps. What are the factors necessary for the creation of each. What are the spatial extents of each kind?

Within the mixing zone and thermocline, average temperature and salinity

How do barrier islands form? What are the hazards associated with them? Why is it generally unwise for humans to inhabit them?

Describe the eolian processes of deflation and abrasion.

The freezing point of seawater is lower than that of freshwater due to the presences of dissolved salts.

Describe the three main zones of the ocean.

Seawater that exceeds the 35‰ average is termed

In which of the following region would you expect to have the highest levels of seawater sality?

A wave-cut platform is the erosional remnant of a

Waves usually perpendicular to the coast.

Coral and algae have a reciprocal relationship in which the algae perform photosynthesis, providing the coral with nutrition and helping with the calcification process. In return, the coral provide the algae with nutrients. This is an example of a ________ relationship.

The littoral zone only includes the land portion of coastal environments.

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

Soils formed from loess tend to be infertile.