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

Waves of translation form breakers along a shoreline.

When the Sun and Moon are on the same side Earth or on opposite sides of earth, the ________ occurs and results in the ________ tidal range between low and high tides.

These features, here from Lake Michigan, disrupt sediment movement along a coast.

A terrace is

Within a wave in the open ocean, energy is transferred from molecule to molecule in cyclic undulations called waves of transition.

The composition of the ocean in terms of the ratio of individual mineral salts is remarkably homogenous.

Which of the following is not a cause of the ejection of nutrient-providing algae from coral?

A lagoon is a shallow, freshwater body separated from the sea.

Describe loess deposits, their formation, distribution, and their importance.

Coral bleaching occurs due to the expulsion of the symbotic algae from the coral.

If the material deposited in a long ridge extending out from a coast grows to completely cut off the bay from an ocean, it become a

By definition, brackish water has a higher salinity than brine.

The major erosional processes in the desert are eolian.

Desert pavement refers to

Barrier islands can migrate.

For purposes of discussing eolian processes, the wind acts like a

Sea level is an absolute value, forming the basis of all elevation/altitudinal measurements.

An extensive area of sand and sand dunes is known as a(n)

Describe the key features of a typical erosional coast and a typical depositional coast.

Describe the physical composition of seawater.