Exam 20: Coastal Processes and Terrain

Almost all the world's coastlines exhibit some evidence of ________ for the last 15,000 years.

In what time of year do beaches get smaller?

A megathrust was responsible for generating the disastrous tsunami of 2004.

Which of the following is NOT a type of spit?

Waves generated by wind are also known as ________.

Globally, it is reasonable to expect that 10 percent of the world's energy could be supplied by tidal power in the next ten years.

Which of the following categories of coastline is most closely associated with fjords?

The individual, sandy barrier islands, characteristic of the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts, are as long as ________ kilometers.

The phenomenon of waves changing direction as they approach the shoreline is known as ________.

The Gulf Coast of the United States is fringed by a long string of barrier islands.

________ occurs first in the evolution of a single ocean wave.

The most notable erosion along coastlines is accomplished by ________.

Which of the following shoreline features does NOT belong with the others?

Ice push is significant in modifying shoreline formations at the edges of water bodies that freeze over.

If the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets were to melt, the result would be a significant increase in sea level.

From the origin of an ocean wave, explain how it travels along the open ocean and then changes as it eventually comes ashore.

Almost all of the world's oceanic coastlines show evidence of ________ during the past 15,000 years.

Which of the following is NOT associated with tides?

Which of the following is FALSE?

The disastrous tsunami of 2004 ________.