1.
Chemical weathering along the shoreline is the result of
A) salt water and air reacting with rocks to expand cracks.
B) the contamination of the shellfish along the beach.
C) pollution occurring on the beach during low tide.
D) the use of special coatings to protect the hulls of boats.
2.
An emergent coastline is
A) formed when the land rises or the sea level falls.
B) another name for a small, narrow beach at low tide.
C) formed when the sea level rises or when land shrinks.
D) an isolated area surrounded by berms.
3.
After harvesting, the winds blow away the topsoil creating depressions in the ground called
A) mini ditches.
B) depression holes.
C) deflation hallows.
D) dust bowls.
4.
Wind deposition forms which of the following features?
A) artifact
B) desert pavement
C) terrace
D) dune
5.
Mechanical weathering is
A) marine equipment left outside that was corroded by salt air.
B) the process of metal parts rusting.
C) the abrasive action of sediment grinding together in tumbling water.
D) the amount of time needed to corrode metal at sea level.
6.
Wave erosion produces these areas by eroding land and depositing sediment.
A) headlands
B) beaches
C) wave-cut terraces
D) bays
7.
Winds that remove the top layer of fine, dry soil leave a surface packed with small rocks called
A) desert pavement.
B) a gravel pit.
C) a rock garden.
D) pebble pavement.
8.
Which of the following sand deposits are formed by long shore currents?
A) bay and beach
B) splits and tombola
C) split and headland
D) tombola and berms
9.
The slip face of a dune is
A) the base of the dune facing the wind.
B) the smooth side of the dune.
C) the opposite side of the dune from the wind.
D) the least stable side of the dune on which to walk.
10.
Coastal lands can be protected by
A) allowing beaches to erode.
B) damaging marine habitats.
C) increasing pollution.
D) limiting development.
11.
All of the following are formed by changes in sea level EXCEPT:
A) submergence coastlines
B) emergent coastlines
C) barrier islands
D) volcanoes
12.
Which of the following identifies four kinds of dunes?
A) batching, parabolic, longitudinal, and baroque
B) parabolic, transverse, barchan, and longitudinal
C) longitudinal, latitudinal, transverse, and reversal
D) anabolic, parabolic, latitudinal, and baroque
13.
Less is a bluff that is made from windblown
A) organic matter that binds together.
B) reddish mud.
C) black ash from near by factories.
D) yellowish fine-grained dust.
14.
Resilient rock formations that project out from shore are known as
A) stacks.
B) berms.
C) sandbars.
D) headlands.
15.
The formation created by the collapse of wave-eroded, overhanging rock is called a
A) sea cliff.
B) sea stack.
C) sea arch.
D) sea cave.
16.
All of the following affect coastlines EXCEPT:
A) violent storms
B) erosion
C) pollution
D) solar flares
17.
The movement of sand or other sediment by short jumps or bounces caused by wind or water is know as
A) skipping.
B) particle roll.
C) grain relocation.
D) salutation.
18.
An estuary is
A) a type of bay where fresh water mixes with salt water.
B) a secured area for the preservation of coastal wildlife.
C) an educational center opened to the public to study marine life.
D) an underwater area surround by wave-cut terraces.
19.
Most submergence coastlines have beaches that are
A) polluted.
B) short, narrow, and rocky.
C) long and wide.
D) shallow.
20.
As sea level falls,
A) more coastline is exposed.
B) more coastline is covered up.
C) no new coastline is exposed.
D) the coastline is not affected.
21.
Some major cities such as New York and Miami could potentially be submerged by water in the distant future if
A) polar ice caps were to melt, causing sea level to drop.
B) polar ice caps were to melt completely, causing sea level to rise.
C) polar ice caps were to gain more ice, causing sea level to rise.
D) sea level decreases due to a massive water shortage.
22.
All of the following are formed by wave erosion EXCEPT:
A) sea cave
B) sea arch
C) sea stack
D) sea less
23.
One common form of wind erosion is
A) blasting.
B) deflation.
C) inflation.
D) wind carving.
24.
A submergence coastline is
A) formed when the land rises or the sea level falls.
B) another name for a small, narrow beach at high tide.
C) formed when the sea level rises or when land shrinks.
D) an isolated area surrounded by berms.
25.
A water current that travels near and parallel to the shoreline is called a
A) traverse current.
B) tombola current.
C) long shore current.
D) shortwave current.
Chemical weathering along the shoreline is the result of
A) salt water and air reacting with rocks to expand cracks.
B) the contamination of the shellfish along the beach.
C) pollution occurring on the beach during low tide.
D) the use of special coatings to protect the hulls of boats.
2.
An emergent coastline is
A) formed when the land rises or the sea level falls.
B) another name for a small, narrow beach at low tide.
C) formed when the sea level rises or when land shrinks.
D) an isolated area surrounded by berms.
3.
After harvesting, the winds blow away the topsoil creating depressions in the ground called
A) mini ditches.
B) depression holes.
C) deflation hallows.
D) dust bowls.
4.
Wind deposition forms which of the following features?
A) artifact
B) desert pavement
C) terrace
D) dune
5.
Mechanical weathering is
A) marine equipment left outside that was corroded by salt air.
B) the process of metal parts rusting.
C) the abrasive action of sediment grinding together in tumbling water.
D) the amount of time needed to corrode metal at sea level.
6.
Wave erosion produces these areas by eroding land and depositing sediment.
A) headlands
B) beaches
C) wave-cut terraces
D) bays
7.
Winds that remove the top layer of fine, dry soil leave a surface packed with small rocks called
A) desert pavement.
B) a gravel pit.
C) a rock garden.
D) pebble pavement.
8.
Which of the following sand deposits are formed by long shore currents?
A) bay and beach
B) splits and tombola
C) split and headland
D) tombola and berms
9.
The slip face of a dune is
A) the base of the dune facing the wind.
B) the smooth side of the dune.
C) the opposite side of the dune from the wind.
D) the least stable side of the dune on which to walk.
10.
Coastal lands can be protected by
A) allowing beaches to erode.
B) damaging marine habitats.
C) increasing pollution.
D) limiting development.
11.
All of the following are formed by changes in sea level EXCEPT:
A) submergence coastlines
B) emergent coastlines
C) barrier islands
D) volcanoes
12.
Which of the following identifies four kinds of dunes?
A) batching, parabolic, longitudinal, and baroque
B) parabolic, transverse, barchan, and longitudinal
C) longitudinal, latitudinal, transverse, and reversal
D) anabolic, parabolic, latitudinal, and baroque
13.
Less is a bluff that is made from windblown
A) organic matter that binds together.
B) reddish mud.
C) black ash from near by factories.
D) yellowish fine-grained dust.
14.
Resilient rock formations that project out from shore are known as
A) stacks.
B) berms.
C) sandbars.
D) headlands.
15.
The formation created by the collapse of wave-eroded, overhanging rock is called a
A) sea cliff.
B) sea stack.
C) sea arch.
D) sea cave.
16.
All of the following affect coastlines EXCEPT:
A) violent storms
B) erosion
C) pollution
D) solar flares
17.
The movement of sand or other sediment by short jumps or bounces caused by wind or water is know as
A) skipping.
B) particle roll.
C) grain relocation.
D) salutation.
18.
An estuary is
A) a type of bay where fresh water mixes with salt water.
B) a secured area for the preservation of coastal wildlife.
C) an educational center opened to the public to study marine life.
D) an underwater area surround by wave-cut terraces.
19.
Most submergence coastlines have beaches that are
A) polluted.
B) short, narrow, and rocky.
C) long and wide.
D) shallow.
20.
As sea level falls,
A) more coastline is exposed.
B) more coastline is covered up.
C) no new coastline is exposed.
D) the coastline is not affected.
21.
Some major cities such as New York and Miami could potentially be submerged by water in the distant future if
A) polar ice caps were to melt, causing sea level to drop.
B) polar ice caps were to melt completely, causing sea level to rise.
C) polar ice caps were to gain more ice, causing sea level to rise.
D) sea level decreases due to a massive water shortage.
22.
All of the following are formed by wave erosion EXCEPT:
A) sea cave
B) sea arch
C) sea stack
D) sea less
23.
One common form of wind erosion is
A) blasting.
B) deflation.
C) inflation.
D) wind carving.
24.
A submergence coastline is
A) formed when the land rises or the sea level falls.
B) another name for a small, narrow beach at high tide.
C) formed when the sea level rises or when land shrinks.
D) an isolated area surrounded by berms.
25.
A water current that travels near and parallel to the shoreline is called a
A) traverse current.
B) tombola current.
C) long shore current.
D) shortwave current.