Exam 19: Shorelines and Shoreline Processes

What is the cause of the once or twice daily tides which occur along the coast?

A breaker is different from a wave in that it is characterized by forward motion as opposed to oscillatory motion.

Beach sand in general is dominated by quartz.

Which of the following combinations include only emergent coastlines?

Briefly explain how longshore currents form.

What three characteristics typify the winter beach?

What are the two important types of nearshore currents?

What wave measurement determines the width of the nearshore zone?

What is the most effective cause of sea cliff erosion?

What Pleistocene event is responsible for the existence of Cape Cod and the adjacent islands?

Tidal ranges are lowest where the sea bottom slope is (steep/gradual) ___________and the inlet is (wide/narrow) ___________and are highest where the slope is (steep/gradual)___________and the inlet (wide/narrow)___________ .

Effective coastal management might include which of the following components?

At a shoreline, what is the first indication of the approach of a tsunami?

What is a beach?

The surf zone is the portion of the___________ zone in which water moves___________ as backwash.

What is one of the notable differences between lake shores and seashores?

Spring tides are higher because spring rains result in higher water levels.

Beach sand is, by definition, composed of quartz.

Spits and baymouth bars are formed and grow as a result of what factor?

At what depth do the orbiting molecules of water in a wave touch the sea or lake floor?