Exam 20: Coastal Processes and Terrain

The Great Barrier Reef is associated with ________.

The Monaco Declaration of October 2008 was related to ________.

An environmental concern of commercially developing tidal power is ________.

Cliffs and wave-cut ________ are commonly found occurring together.

The input and output of sediment from a beach is known as ________.

Which of the following is a term associated with coral reefs?

Most waves approach the coast parallel to the coast.

________ is the location of the highest tides in the world.

As they travel on the open sea, tsunamis ________.

Water moving roughly parallel to the shoreline is called ________.

Most atolls began as ________ around volcanic islands which later subsided beneath the sea.

Coral flourishes best in cool water.

Draw and label a series of three diagrams showing the relationships of a volcanic island to coral reefs as the island emerges and then sinks beneath the ocean.

Beaches are ephemeral in longevity and are very temporary in form.

On a coastline with wave-cut platforms, the platforms consist of ________.

Besides waves, ________ is (are) important to coastal erosion.

The ________ is the area where waves break and surf action is greatest.

________ are most closely associated with a change in the volume of ocean water.

Many of the larger barrier islands may have been formed when sea level was lower than today.

Beach sand moves along the shore in a movement of materials called ________.