Question 1

Individual rock particles are transported long distances along the beach and underwater by the process of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) swash 
B) breakers 
C) littoral drift 
D) tidal currents 
E) wave refraction 
A) swash 
B) breakers 
C) littoral drift 
D) tidal currents 
E) wave refraction

Question 2

Which of the following coastal landforms does not form as a result of erosion?

Accepted Answer

A) beach 
B) sea arch 
C) notched cliff 
D) stacks 
E) sea cave 
A) beach 
B) sea arch 
C) notched cliff 
D) stacks 
E) sea cave

Question 3

The mechanism of wind erosion in which loose particles of soil or regolith are lifted and transported, leaving behind only coarser particles, is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) deflation 
B) saltation 
C) abrasion 
D) inflation 
E) suspension 
A) deflation 
B) saltation 
C) abrasion 
D) inflation 
E) suspension

Question 4

A ____________ may result from the suspension of fine particles of sediment by wind over significant distances.

Accepted Answer

A) ventifact 
B) desert pavement 
C) dust storm 
D) sand dune 
E) gravel bar 
A) ventifact 
B) desert pavement 
C) dust storm 
D) sand dune 
E) gravel bar

Question 5

Crescent-shaped dunes are described as:

Accepted Answer

A) barchan dunes 
B) parabolic dunes 
C) star dunes 
D) transverse dunes 
A) barchan dunes 
B) parabolic dunes 
C) star dunes 
D) transverse dunes

Question 6

Where would you find the most extensive chain of barrier islands?

Accepted Answer

A) coastlines along the margins of the Indian Ocean 
B) along the west coast of Australia 
C) regionally extensive coastlines along South America 
D) the Atlantic and Gulf coast areas of the North America 
E) along the coast of northwestern North America 
A) coastlines along the margins of the Indian Ocean 
B) along the west coast of Australia 
C) regionally extensive coastlines along South America 
D) the Atlantic and Gulf coast areas of the North America 
E) along the coast of northwestern North America

Question 7

Barrier islands __________.

Accepted Answer

A) form as sea level rises 
B) have lagoons behind them 
C) are depositional landforms 
D) all of the above 
A) form as sea level rises 
B) have lagoons behind them 
C) are depositional landforms 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is not a landform associated with marine terraces?

Accepted Answer

A) tombolo 
B) former sea cliff 
C) step-like terraces 
D) barrier island 
A) tombolo 
B) former sea cliff 
C) step-like terraces 
D) barrier island

Question 9

The steepest portion of a desert sand dune is on the __________ side.

Accepted Answer

A) windward 
B) top 
C) bottom 
D) flanks 
E) leeward 
A) windward 
B) top 
C) bottom 
D) flanks 
E) leeward

Question 10

A marine terrace, like those shown below, could be formed from :

Accepted Answer

A) littoral drift 
B) deposition 
C) tectonic uplift 
D) a tsunami 
A) littoral drift 
B) deposition 
C) tectonic uplift 
D) a tsunami

Question 11

Abrasion is the process of removing vegetation by wind energy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Barrier islands are stable landforms that are perfect for commercial and residential development

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What term best describes the lifting and transportation of individual grains of sand by wind?

Accepted Answer

A) abrasion 
B) cohesion 
C) deposition 
D) deflation 
E) saltation 
A) abrasion 
B) cohesion 
C) deposition 
D) deflation 
E) saltation

Question 14

Sand on the beach moves in a zig-zag pattern when swash waves strike the beach:

Accepted Answer

A) head on 
B) parallel to the shore face 
C) at an angle 
D) only during flood tide 
E) only during ebb tide 
A) head on 
B) parallel to the shore face 
C) at an angle 
D) only during flood tide 
E) only during ebb tide

Question 15

Sometimes rocks are grooved and polished by wind driven abrasion, these examples are often referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) pebbles 
B) gravels 
C) desert pavements 
D) ventifacts 
E) alluvium 
A) pebbles 
B) gravels 
C) desert pavements 
D) ventifacts 
E) alluvium

Question 16

A ___________ is a wall or embankment of wood , concrete or rock installed along retrograding beaches to effectively keep sand on a specific beach.

Accepted Answer

A) barrier bar 
B) groin 
C) spit 
D) estuary 
E) jetty 
A) barrier bar 
B) groin 
C) spit 
D) estuary 
E) jetty

Question 17

Loess deposits are typically composed of:

Accepted Answer

A) sands and gravels 
B) pebbles and cobbles 
C) clays and silts 
D) sand only 
A) sands and gravels 
B) pebbles and cobbles 
C) clays and silts 
D) sand only

Question 18

As waves surge forward onto shore, they create __________, before the water is drawn back by gravity.

Accepted Answer

A) refraction waves 
B) reflection waves 
C) swash 
D) longshore current 
E) a wave base 
A) refraction waves 
B) reflection waves 
C) swash 
D) longshore current 
E) a wave base

Question 19

An enclosed bay inshore from a barrier island is a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A) estuary 
B) beach 
C) wave-cut bench 
D) lagoon 
E) tidal bay 
A) estuary 
B) beach 
C) wave-cut bench 
D) lagoon 
E) tidal bay

Question 20

People often swim in the ocean and find themselves far downshore from where they first entered the water. They moved downshore because of:

Accepted Answer

A) beach drift 
B) tsunami 
C) longshore currents 
D) tidal currents 
E) wave refraction 
A) beach drift 
B) tsunami 
C) longshore currents 
D) tidal currents 
E) wave refraction

Individual rock particles are transported long distances along the beach and underwater by the process of _______________.

Which of the following coastal landforms does not form as a result of erosion?

The mechanism of wind erosion in which loose particles of soil or regolith are lifted and transported, leaving behind only coarser particles, is called __________.

A ____________ may result from the suspension of fine particles of sediment by wind over significant distances.

Crescent-shaped dunes are described as:

Where would you find the most extensive chain of barrier islands?

Barrier islands __________.

Which of the following is not a landform associated with marine terraces?

The steepest portion of a desert sand dune is on the __________ side.

A marine terrace, like those shown below, could be formed from :

Abrasion is the process of removing vegetation by wind energy.

Barrier islands are stable landforms that are perfect for commercial and residential development

What term best describes the lifting and transportation of individual grains of sand by wind?

Sand on the beach moves in a zig-zag pattern when swash waves strike the beach:

Sometimes rocks are grooved and polished by wind driven abrasion, these examples are often referred to as:

A ___________ is a wall or embankment of wood , concrete or rock installed along retrograding beaches to effectively keep sand on a specific beach.

Loess deposits are typically composed of:

As waves surge forward onto shore, they create __________, before the water is drawn back by gravity.

An enclosed bay inshore from a barrier island is a(n)__________.

People often swim in the ocean and find themselves far downshore from where they first entered the water. They moved downshore because of:

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Exam 13: Landforms Made by Wind and Waves

Individual rock particles are transported long distances along the beach and underwater by the process of _______________.

Which of the following coastal landforms does not form as a result of erosion?

The mechanism of wind erosion in which loose particles of soil or regolith are lifted and transported, leaving behind only coarser particles, is called __________.

A ____________ may result from the suspension of fine particles of sediment by wind over significant distances.

Crescent-shaped dunes are described as:

Where would you find the most extensive chain of barrier islands?

Barrier islands __________.

Which of the following is not a landform associated with marine terraces?

The steepest portion of a desert sand dune is on the __________ side.

A marine terrace, like those shown below, could be formed from :

Abrasion is the process of removing vegetation by wind energy.

Barrier islands are stable landforms that are perfect for commercial and residential development

What term best describes the lifting and transportation of individual grains of sand by wind?

Sand on the beach moves in a zig-zag pattern when swash waves strike the beach:

Sometimes rocks are grooved and polished by wind driven abrasion, these examples are often referred to as:

A ___________ is a wall or embankment of wood , concrete or rock installed along retrograding beaches to effectively keep sand on a specific beach.

Loess deposits are typically composed of:

As waves surge forward onto shore, they create __________, before the water is drawn back by gravity.

An enclosed bay inshore from a barrier island is a(n)__________.

People often swim in the ocean and find themselves far downshore from where they first entered the water. They moved downshore because of:

Discovering the Earths Dimensions

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Air Temperature

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Earth From the Inside Out

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Land-Forms Made by Running Water

Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

Global Soils

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

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