Exam 16: Landforms Made by Waves and Wind

A ring-like coral reef surrounding an empty lagoon is a (an)_______________.

Which of the following is a depositional coastal landform?

At a tidal coastline,when the tide begins to rise,an ebb current set in.

A ___________ coast forms when clay,silt,and sand are deposited by distributaries flowing into standing water.

A deeply embayed,rugged coast formed by the partial submergence of glacial troughs would be classified as a:

When a beach is removed from a coastline during a storm __________________.

Tidal currents are made up of two opposing currents called ________________ currents.

A coastal blowout dune is a type longitudinal dune.

Describe and explain the formation of loess and account for where we find deposits of loess today.

From which of the following landforms does a marine terrace develop from?

Using an annotated diagram describe the features in a barchan dune.

Coastal plains are found along active tectonic plate boundaries.

When waves approach a shoreline at an angle to the beach,a current is set up parallel to the shore in a direction away from the wind.This is specifically known as the:

A drowned river mouth indicates which of the following types of coastline?

Wave backwash flows _______________________.

A coastline with a broad zone of shallow water offshore or lagoon,shut off from the ocean by a deposit would be classified as a:

Relatively small sand dunes that are crescent-shaped are termed:

When a wave approaches a beach at an oblique angle,only part of it is lowed down as it reaches shallow water.The rest of the wave continues to move at a high velocity,bending the wave.This process is called ________________.

Compare and contrast the different types of coral reefs.

Saltation is: